Digital Photography Skills

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS
Bridging the gap between conventional and digital photography

Digital photography has come about as a result of the convergence of both IT and photography. Both technical and aesthetic aspects of digital photography are derived from conventional photography, and hence a good knowledge of photographic skills also help to make or break a picture.

Inevitably, digital photography brings with it new techniques and means to capture an image. Basic photography skills such as lighting, exposure and composition are naturally important. But there are many new areas that a digital photographer should pay attention to:

1) Shutter Lag
2) Optical vs Digital Zoom
3) LCD vs Viewfinder
4) ISO Setting
5) White Balance & Colour Temperature
6) Aspect Ratio
7) Long Exposure
8) Image Quality, Size & Resolution
9) Tweaking the Image
10) Printing the Image

* All images in this article were taken on the Nikon CoolPix 950 unless otherwise stated.
All images copyright of Gerard Koh.

Shutter Lag