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When photographing animals, people, cars or anything in motion, it is normal to use a fast shutter speed to freeze the motion. In most cases this will yield the best photograph. However, sometimes you may want to blur the motion to create an artistic effect. Doing this properly requires patience a... More...

Transferring film to tape or digital the professional way is a massive undertaking and very expensive. If you have old family memories on old 16mm or old 8mm film, you can move them to the digital domain for very little cost. This process is intended to be as low cost as possible and works. Try this... More...

If you have a digital camera but don't know how to save your pictures you are not alone. This article will help you save those memories and open up space on your expensive digital card so you can reuse it. Instructions Difficulty: Mode... More...

One of my pet peeves is the ugly red date that sometimes gets stamped onto the lower right corner of a photo. (That, and people who talk in the movie theater.) Before digital cameras became popular, that date stamp was almost ubiquitous, since many 35mm point-and-shoot cameras burn the date onto yo... More...

When you are trying to take a picture that has both bright objects and dark objects, many times the picture ends up without any detail on the dark object. Here is what you need to do to compensate. Instructions Difficulty: Easy ... More...

There's something magical about macro photography. Getting up close to a tiny subject is one of the most exciting ways to use a digital camera. But why stop there? Almost any photo editing program lets you turn that idea on its head and make ordinary pictures look like they are actually miniatures! ... More...

What's on your mind? If you have a question about digital photography, send it to me. I reply to as many e-mails as I can, and I round up the most interesting ones about once a month here in the newsletter. Want to read more FAQs? Browse reader questions from July, August, and September. Tell Me Ab... More...

You've got an idea for a great shoot and now you're looking at the kinds and formats of cameras available to you. For film cameras your common format choices are: Single-lens reflex, rangefinder camera, and view cameras. Each have special differences from each other such as the size of film it uses ... More...

When shopping for a digital camera, sometimes it’s most cost effective and convenient to purchase your digital camera online. For those unfamiliar with the Internet, there are some basic rules to follow when shopping online for your digital camera needs. I... More...

Sometimes adding music to a slideshow makes it that much better. Here I will show step by step on how to add music to your photo slideshow. I used Windows Movie Maker but you can also Microsoft Plus! Photo Story 2 Le. Let's get started. Instructions ... More...

When buying a digital camera you may feel like you are drowning in specifications and confusing numbers. Understanding megapixels is essential for choosing a digital camera that will meet your needs. Follow these steps to learn more about megapixels and other terms. ... More...

When taking pictures, it is important to remember even the most basic techniques. Demonstrating good form starts with how you hold your camera. Instructions Difficulty: Moderately Easy ... More...

If you are dedicated to photography and wish to make it a serious hobby, consider purchasing a manual focus or single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. Although the pictures are more difficult to take since you must set aperture and shutter speed manually and you must also adjust the focus, you will have gr... More...

OK, so you aren’t a professional photographer. That doesn’t mean you can’t take quality photos. Follow these tips and you will see dramatic results! Instructions Difficulty: Moderate ... More...

Surely you've seen television commercials in which everything is rendered in black and white except for one item--a person, perhaps, or the featured product--that appears in full color. The trick is effective because your eyes are drawn to the splotch of color image in a sea of gray. And really, the... More...

I've heard it said that life is like the movies, and it's true. I don't mean in the life-imitates-art way, or how people always tell me that I'm a sexy cross between Mel Gibson and Russell Crowe. I mean that our eyes see reality in wide-screen, but our cameras take pictures in pan-and-scan 4:3, like... More...

Why should cats, dogs, deer, and birds get all the attention? Bugs, spiders, bees, and other little creatures make great subjects, too. You just need to know how to use your camera in the tiny world of macrophotography. Virtually every digital camera on the market has some sort of close-focus mode.... More...

Digital picture taking has taken over the way we take pictures. If you don't like the shot, nothing is wasted but a few seconds of time to delete the shot and take another one. Those of us who still have several canisters of undeveloped film now have pictures stuck on their hard drives. Wal-Mart onl... More...

Let's say you have some files or pictures on a memory card or memory stick and you want to lend it to someone or sell it. How do you permanently delete files from the memory card to prevent recovery? Instructions Difficulty: Easy ... More...

Parents have only one chance to capture their baby's first steps in life. Whether you're a new parent or you're just interested in learning about photographing infants, here are some tips for capturing great moments. Instructions Diffic... More...