10 Fantastic Photography Tips

10 Fantastic Photography Tips-Here are our favourite top 10 photo tips and tricks to help you become a better photographer. Forget about relying on lady luck, or wasting your precious time wading through and deleting disappointing pictures, we'll help you get it right first time. Making it easier to print your favourite photos and share the highlights of your life online. So whether you're going to be out & about photographing weddings, your kids and pets, enjoying family days out, or you latest holiday, follow our advice for fantastic photos to be proud of.

1. Get inspired

Flick through online photo galleries, you'll find they're a great source of inspiration when it comes to taking your own images.

2. Personal photography manual

Use a Photo book or Stylebook as your own personal photography manual. Include details on how you took the shots, the settings you used, and any other handy hints. It's a great way to learn.

3. Off centre

It's tempting to just aim your camera directly at your subject and shoot. You can create a more dynamic feel though by placing your main subject slightly off centre.

4. Steady support

Tripods aren't the easiest things to carry around but they do enable you to use a slow shutter speed without getting camera shake.

5. Waste of space

Wasting space is widely regarded as one of the most common crimes committed by amateur photographers. Some pictures work with plenty of space around the main subject but most have more impact close up.

6. Show off the shape

Interesting shapes are best shown against a plain background where there is little or nothing to distract the eye.

7. Strong lighting

Strong direct light from behind the camera works well with architectural shots but is usually very unflattering for portraiture.

8. Magical monochrome

Black & white images are great for disguising clashing colours and focusing your attention on the mood of the picture instead.

9. Light ideas

Experiment with different light sources such as candlelight, firelight and tungsten to give a different feel to your photos.

10. Make a gift

Use your new stylish photos as a great personalised gift. Create home ware, books or calendars from your photos for your friends and family.

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Panasonic Lumix LX3 Review

The LX3 has a 24-60mm which is 35 mm equivalent F2.0 Leica DC Vario Summicron lens. It features a 10.1 million pixel CCD which captures detail enough for poster size images. The high quality lens that this camera sports is able to provide high quality photos even in low light. The increased sensor size improves dynamic range and decreases noise. With the F2.0 lens the camera shoots at increased shutter speeds which produces sharp, stunningly clear and blur-free images even with lower lighting conditions. The Lumix LX3 also has a HD video capture and a high resolution 3.0 inch LCD screen.

This Panasonic has the Venus Engine IV, this is Panasonic's advanced image processing engine, it enables the camera to capture clean, low noise photos. It separates Chromatic noise from the luminance noise and separates low frequency and high frequency noises and optimally reduces each noise. Hence the LX3 provides minimal colour bleeding and superior noise control. The Lumix LX3 allows you have various manual options, like yo have full control over focus, shutter and aperture. Its manual mode makes shot-taking flexible and gives you full control. It can also record in the RAW format, has a flash hotshoe and a clip on viewfinder.

The Panasonic Lumix LX3 increases your photo shooting fun, provides creativity and ease of use. The user can select the number of auto focus points by just pressing a button. this gives the user a convenient way to check focusing accuracy. There are some buttons that can be customised by users for customized use. All in all this camera provides professional features in a very compact design.

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Travel Camera-Panasonic Lumix ZS3

Take a look at the Panasonic Lumix ZS3. It is one of the most versatile digital compacts ever produced. It has all the features you should look for.

The first and foremost item on your list should be image quality. You will want to make prints for displaying around the house and sharing with family. Although fairly small, it packs a powerful punch with its 10.1 megapixel sensor and was the award winner in the "image quality" category at dpreview.com among tested cameras.

Second is the ability to take wide angle and close-up shots. You never know what the situation will call for when visiting new places. With a zoom range of 12x, the ZS3 has the ability to take wide angle shots of landscapes or street scenes one minute and zoom in to get a photo of a street performer from long range the next minute.

Third is the ease of use. When set on Intelligent Auto, this unit has 27 scene modes so that there is practically no need for user intervention in order to get the perfect settings for your shot.

The fourth in our list is video, although this may be higher on your list of priorities. Video capability of 720p at 60 frames per second produces excellent video which can be viewed directly on your HDTV screen. The ability to go from single shot to high quality (HD) video is an awesome feature that many buyers are looking for now.

Finally, while this is not a "feature", you will want a product that has proven to be a winner in its field. As already mentioned, the Panasonic ZS3 was an award winner in the image quality test, but it has also been highly regarded by every review site. Add to that the superior user reviews at online stores where buyers can post their opinions of purchased items. There were only a few negative comments about this amazing piece of photographic recording equipment. As a travel camera, It appears to be one of the most highly regarded in today's market.

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