1. Any tips for photography while on vacation?
Here’s my biggest vacation tip: pay attention to the DETAILS. If you’re going to the beach, take a picture of toes in the sand. If you’re going to New York City, take a picture of a huge slice of pizza. Include people in your photos too. You’ll be more likely to save a photo of your husband standing at the base of the statue of liberty, then you would a photo of only the statue of liberty. Why take a picture of a landmark, when you can buy an inexpensive postcard—a photo taken by a professional—for only a few cents?
How do you force the flash for "fill"?
Each camera is different, so you’ll need to read your manual. If you have an SLR camera, though, there should be a flash button that you simply push to get the flash to pop up.
3. What's the difference between a point and shoot and a digital SLR? I have a digital camera that I can't take the lens off of. It that a point and shoot?
Basically, yes. SLR stands for “single lens reflex” and uses interchangeable lenses. A point and shoot camera is much more compact (just a basic digital camera). One big difference between the two is that with a professional SLR camera, you look through the viewfinder to take the photo (like older film cameras), and with point and shoots, you can look at the screen on the back to take the photo.
4. What mode on the camera do you most often use?
This is a question for those of you that have digital SLR cameras. I most often use AV mode, simply because I’m usually shooting children and they’re too fast to mess with full manual mode. Shooting in AV mode lets me set my aperture and ISO settings and let the camera take care of the rest!
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