How to Use Trick Photography Techniques

You think some photographers have all the luck when it comes to taking great shots. Or you think they use trick photography techniques to edit their photos. It's not luck; they just know how to use their camera to enhance their photography. Make a few changes to the settings of your digital camera and watch the quality of your own photos improve as well. Read on to learn how to use trick photography techniques.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Buy the largest memory card you can afford for your camera. Take lots of shots and delete the ones you don't want. That way you always have plenty of room for more shots.

2. Set the camera on the highest resolution and highest compression. If you paid good money for a good camera, then take the better quality shots.

3. Warm the colors in your photos. This technique requires a change in the white balance. Most cameras have it set to "Auto." Switch it to "Cloudy" and look at the difference in your photos.

4. Reduce glare and unwanted reflections. Many photographers have a polarized lens that they use for this technique. But you don't need one. Hold your polarized sunglasses in front of the lens of the camera. Check the viewfinder to make sure you aren't taking a picture of the legs and rims of your sunglasses, and then shoot the photo.

5. Turn the "Flash On" mode on. This causes the camera to flash when you want it to, not do so when it thinks the light is appropriate. This technique gives you better quality outdoor portraits.

6. Play with your camera's "Macro" mode. This allows you to get some really close-up shots. You can expect to find a whole new world of photography as you play with the macro setting.

7. Experiment with the camera's "Timer" setting. Not only can you get in more shots with your family, but you can use the timer to set up some interesting time-lapse type photographs.