Playing with 35mm digital cameras is like a holiday everyday for me. That is because they are like playing with a toy since they are so easy to use and since no film is required to use them I can take pictures all day. They use a memory card but that is cool since they are reusable which is unlike film cameras.

Now, digital cameras did not just come out and they have been out for several years now but have you happen to notice that as old father time moves on the features get more and more unique on the cameras and the price keeps getting better as well.

So, go ahead get something to write on or use a word processor or some other program you can type in and lets get started. Go to a major etailers or retailers website and find the best 35mm digital cameras that are available on there site and cost is not a concern at this moment.

Now, that you’ve located them jot down the brands, makes, models and all of the major features of the cameras as well.

After you have done that I want you to do this for 10 different cameras regardless of the cost of the units. By the way, also put down the price as well. After you have completed this task I want you to get another sheet of paper or scroll down on your spreadsheet and put this new information.

I want you to now find 10 affordable 35mm digital cameras. What do I mean by affordable? I mean whatever is affordable to you is affordable because my affordable and yours I’m sure are quite different just like it is with everyone. After you find 10 of them I want you to do the same steps you did above for the first 10 of them.

The next step for you is to put a simple circle around all of the unique features you like from the higher priced units. Now please put a star for each feature you like instead of a circle for each of the affordable units that have similar features to the higher priced group of cameras.

Now, once this is done you just add up the number of times you put stars for each camera and the unit with the most starts is not only affordable but also a great deal for your wallet!

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Over the years, you’ve probably seen plenty of indoor flash pictures that have a pitch black background and a washed-out, overexposed foreground. Many factors conspire to produce these stark, unflattering shots, but one of the major contributors is, once again, your camera thinking on its own. You’re letting it decide when to turn on the flash and which shutter speed to use.

First of all, you don’t always need the flash. Indoor photography offers many opportunities for stunning existing-light portraits and moody interior shots. And when you do have to turn on the flash, you can make certain adjustments to preserve the ambiance of the room so that your background doesn’t fall into a black hole.

Flash shots may have a pitch-black background for a couple of reasons. The first problem is that the light from a typical digital camera’s flash reaches only about 2 to 3 metres. Anything beyond this range, and you’ve got yourself an inadvertent ambient-light photo.

If your camera has a manual mode that allows you to dictate both the aperture (f stop) and shutter speed, you can easily overcome these problems.

Once in manual mode, try this combination as a starting point for flash photography indoors:

Set your film speed to 100 Set the aperture (f-stop) to f-5.6. Set the shutter speed to 1/15th of a second. Use the forced-flash mode. (Don’t use the red-eye reduction feature)

When you use these settings, hold the camera as steady as possible or better yet, use a tripod. At these slow shutter speeds, your shots are more vulnerable to camera shake, and therefore to blurriness. Your flash will help freeze everything in its range, but the background, not illuminated by the flash, may blur if the camera isn’t steady.

If your camera doesn’t have a manual mode, all is not lost. Almost every consumer model has a night time or stow-synchro mode (look for a “stars over a mountain” icon). The intention of this mode is to let you shoot portraits at twilight. But you can also use Nighttime mode indoors to open up the background. Granted, you don’t have as much control with this setting as you do with manual mode, but you may be pleasantly surprised with the results.

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A portrait, also known as a portraiture, is a photo centering on a person or small groups facial expression while they are in a still position. This is to display the personality, mood and the likeness of the person or group. Portrait photography does not always have to have just the face in the picture, the whole body and background can be included as well. Generally the person or group will be looking strait at the camera during a portrait photo.

Unlike other styles of photography, portrait photography doesn’t usually include models. Graduations, special events and weddings are types of occasions where portrait photography is used, and later displayed in private homes. Many are done on studio with several backgrounds to choose from.

A Bit of History

Ever since the camera was invented people have been using portrait photography. It was, and is more inexpensive way then having your portrait painted and it is a more available method. Natural light was used from an open window and people would sit against the background. Portrait photography can now be more creative with the way technology has evolve since they can adjust light and move around more.

Methods of Light

Portrait photographs can be done in a studio where the photographer can adjust the light when capturing portraits. They can change the direction and the intensity. Different lighting terms are kicker lights, fill lights, background lights and the main light.

The most important light source is obviously referred to the main light. The main light is generally positioned above or below the subject and at a 45 degree angle.The fill light is used to help eliminate shadows that are created by the main light. The light that brightens up the hair of the subject is the kicker light. This will help to add depth and to show the separation from the subject and the background. A Background light brightens the background and can add effects to the backdrops.