The document provides essential photography tips including the rule of thirds, adjusting white balance for warmer tones, and using polarizing filters for enhanced image quality. It emphasizes techniques for outdoor portraits, macro photography, and maintaining level horizon lines while shooting. Additional advice covers gear considerations like memory cards and batteries, as well as capturing quick moments using auto mode.

1. Photography TipsA few tips for capturing quality photos

2. 1. The Rule of ThirdsA picture can be divided up into thirds. The important elements should be placed where these lines intersect.

3. 1. The Rule of Thirds

4. 1. The Rule of Thirds

5. You can also arrange areas into bands occupying a third or place things along an imaginary line.

12. 2. Warm Up Those Tones For outdoor portraits and sunny landscapes change the white balance:Auto CloudyAuto Landscape

13. 2. Warm Up Those TonesUse the Landscape mode on the camera:

14. 2. Warm Up Those TonesAdd punch to your images with a polarizing filter.Try using a pair of quality sunglasses. Simply put them in front on your lens.

15. The left picture was shot normally without any filtration.The right picture was shot with a polarizing filter.Note the enhanced colors and deeper sky tones.(Nikon D70s, polarize filter, Program mode)

16. (Nikon D70s, polarize filter, auto mode)

17. (Nikon D70s, no filter, auto mode)

18. (Nikon D70s, no filter, auto mode)

19. (Nikon D70s, polarize filter, auto mode)

20. 3. Outdoor Portraits That ShineUse the fill flash or flash on mode.Position the subject so the sun illuminates the hair from the side or the back.Put the subject in the shade under a tree, then use the flash to illuminate the subject.

21. By manually selecting the fill flash or changing angles, the flash fills in the dark foreground. (Nikon D70S, auto, flash on)

22. 4. Macro MadnessAuto: Select macro mode and turn off the flash.

24. Nature looks much different, and sometimes more compelling, at close range.(Nykon D70s, auto, macro, flash off)

25. My finger helps to show perspective.

33. It’s hard to believe that those beautiful flowers came from here.

34. 5. Horizon Line MayhemBe aware that it's important to capture your images as level as possible.Take a picture, repositionPractice level framing your shots

35. Look for nature's horizontal lines and use them as guides. You can use the line where the sky meets the horizon as your level.

37. 6. Massive Media Card/BatteriesAdditional memory card3 megapixel camera……..256MB card 4 megapixel camera……..512MB card6 megapixel and up……...1GB cardExtra battery

38. 7. High Rez All the WayUse highest resolutionUse highest quality compressionBest for printing or cropping

43. 8. Tolerable Tripod Close upsCamera timer Slow shutter speed(Shooting at night) UltraPod II by Pedco (ranges from $15 to $25)

44. 9. Self TimerThe missing photographer syndromeFlash onAuto focus can work but it is best to focus on someone or somethingLong exposuresThe world is leaning left!What’s important up here?Where did our feet go?

45. 10. Slow Motion WaterThis was shot in Auto mode but…

46. You can create motion in a still with moving water by mounting your camera on a tripod and slowing the shutter.

47. You can create motion in a still with moving water by mounting your camera on a tripod and slowing the shutter.

48. 11. Watch for “moments”There are times when things happen so quickly, there isn’t time to tweak any settings.Use the auto mode so you can concentrate on capturing the moment.

52. Have fun taking pictures!!!

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