My Photographic Tips

A personal collection of tips learned through the years

126 DIGITAL - FINAL IMAGE SIZE DETERMINES THE QUALITY OF THE CAMERA REQUIRED.

127 DIGITAL - NOT AS SIMPLE TO USE IN THE FIELD - LOTS OF CONTROLS TO SET THE CAMERA.

128 DIGITAL - CHANGES ALMOST MONTHLY - TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY BECOME YESTERDAYS, QUICKLY.

129 DIGITAL - CAN SET YOUR OWN "SPEEDS" OF FILM/MEDIA.

130 DIGITAL - INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR MODEL OR PRICE BRACKET.

131 DIGITAL - LCD'S MAY NOT BE VISIBLE IN BRIGHT DAYLIGHT

132 DIGITAL - BATTERY LIFE MAY BE A FACTOR.

133 DIGITAL - TENDENCY TO MACHINE GUN AND NOT CREATE GOOD IMAGES.

134 DIGITAL - BETTER THAN FILM IN MANY SITUATIONS - TRAVEL AND X-RAY PROBLEMS, ETC.

135 DIGITAL - REUSABLE MEDIA - ( CARDS NOT FILM)

136 DIGITAL - SIZE OF MEDIA SMALL FOR STORAGE

137 DIGITAL - HIGH NUMBER OF IMAGE CAPABILITY

138 DIGITAL - DO NOT HAVE TO SCAN IMAGES INTO COMPUTER. QUICK TRANSFER

139 DIGITAL - NO WAITING FOR PROCESSING OF FILM

140 DIGITAL - NO PROCESSING MISTAKES

141 DIGITAL - NEED TO UNDERSTAND COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE

142 DIGITAL - HIGH QUALITY CAMERAS AVAILABLE FOR VERY REASONABLE COST

143 DIGITAL - WIRELESS TRANSFER DIRECT TO COMPUTER CAPABILITY

144 DIGITAL - SHOOTING IN RAW PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL FLEXIBILITY

145 DIGITAL - INITIAL INVESTMENT IN HARDWARE RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE COMPARED TO FILM

146 DIGITAL - INITIAL SELECTION OF "RIGHT" CAMERA MORE DIFFICULT WITH MANY FEATURES

147 DIGITAL - INITIALLY DIFFICULT TO SET THE CAMERA - HAVE TO REALLY READ THE INSTRUCTION BOOK

148 DIGITAL - COMPUTER SYNDROME - SHORT LIFE SPAN OF EQUIPMENT

149 DIGITAL - COMPUTER UPGRADES MAY BE REQUIRED

150 DIGITAL - DELAY FACTOR IN SHUTTER RELEASE TO ACTUAL EXPOSURE IN LOWER PRICED CAMERAS