4 Digital Photography Tips For Best Camera Settings

Digital photography will deliver the very best results if you are able to focus your attention on the subject as well as having complete control of your background. Apart from making your subject the key element within the frame you must also pay a lot of attention to correct exposure and focus.

Whether you are shooting top models or moving pets, if you are able to master just 4 simple digital camera settings, you will manage to shoot some excellent photography pictures, so today’s digital photography tips will concentrate on the best 4 digital camera settings which will guarantee you perfect photos every time.

1) The shooting modeThe most popular shooting mode for digital photography is aperture priority, and for using this mode just set the f-stop and your camera will choose the correct shutter speed. This will in turn control the depth of field, so you are able to blur the photo background, which will focus more attention on the photo’s subject. Also, if you use the Manual Mode you are able to control both the aperture and shutter speeds.

2) The Importance of exposureIf your photos are let’s say slightly overexposed, you will easily see that the background elements are washed out and that the skin tone of your subject appears a lot lighter. I would suggest that you first take a photo by using the suggested exposure settings, and then take a few more by increasing the exposure settings by 1EV or plus 2EV, and you will see a huge difference in your final results.

3) Your focus settingsThe perfect mode for shooting photos is Single-Shot AF, and if using this Mode you will need to choose a single auto focus point. So for example, when you are trying out portrait photography, just focus on your subjects eyes as a focal point. If you are taking a photo of an object, then you will get best results by focusing on the most central point.

4) White Balance TipsFor day to day photos just use the auto white balance setting, although you may find that taking photos in certain environments things might turn out wrong, as in the case of shady subject areas. Also when you take pictures in predominantly white blue or green settings such as on the beach or in the countryside, the subject’s face tends to reflect such colors, so set a customized white balance for better results.

Bear in mind that you are able to change the white balance setting and apply correction, if you shoot in RAW mode, so if you only have one chance to capture that photo, don’t take any chances and use the RAW mode.