How do you get good pictures with a digital camera

[jasno999]

How do you get good pictures with a digital camera

I have a nice little digital camera. TI is a Konica that is 5MEGAPIXELS. It takes a lot of great photos and can take really nice macro photos. However it has a flash that is overly strong.

My questions is this. I see lots and lots of really nice photos on different boards but I have no idea how people get the pictures to come out so nice. Is it a function of the camera the person the settings the lighting???

Every time I take pictures I get the flash causing reflections off the glass or off the back of the tank and it messes the picture all up. IF I turen the flash off it does not seem to work well cause it is not bright enough or I still get funny reflections off the front of the glass.


How do you guys and girls do it?

 

[chocogirl0]

I am no expert, but i try with light in room off and no flash on, and also i try not to point the camera straight at the fish tank, like i take it at an angle either from the side or tilt the camera slighty down or up.

Hope this helps.

Good luck with your photos

 

[Paul_MTS]

you get good results when the room is dark and the tank is still lit up then you can turn the flash off and shouldn't need to worry about reflections.

i put mine on closeups mode and then shoot away. other times if i have more time/ battery i fiddle with the more refined settings although my camera doesn#t have too many.

 

[bunjiweb]

a bit of paper over the flash, still lets it through but without the glare.

This combined with macro mode and taking from the correct angle.

Ben

 

[small_fry]

also dont you need a good camra in the 1st place because my old one was crap lol

 

[LadyMinion]

Also, don't know if you noticed but there's a stickied thread at the top of this forum. It contains some extremely useful tips on getting the best shots whichever camera you use.

Whilst having a decent camera means you are more likely to get great results often, some amazing photographs have been taken with a cheap-and-cheerful which just happened to be in the right spot at the right time.

 

[White Whale]

I use a freeware application to sharpen the pictures that came out OK. I have a batting average of 3% out of all the pictures I take.

 

[jasno999]

Thank you I will give it a try off all your suggestions