Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Photo Equipment: The Basics Everybody Must Have

By Harvin Gulfill


If you commit yourself fully to photography, you must have the right photo equipment. With digital photography, you know that you got the right shot but without quality photo equipment, you might just have missed the perfect shot. Photo equipment can either be inexpensive or expensive so choose wisely as to what you want to buy. The following are the basic must haves with digital photo equipment.

The Digital Camera. You cannot capture expressive moments without this. There are two types: the point shoot automatic camera and the SLR. Both have features that let you to personally adjust focus, length $of exposure and aperture which is the camera's light collector. IT permits you to adjust how much light gets in and how much light gets out.

The Tripod. This photo equipment enables you to take pictures that you couldn't take otherwise with a hand held camera. It is also needed to prevent blurry mishaps that come from long exposures and low light.

A Camera Bag. Cameras are precision instruments and it is generally not recommended to carry them anywhere without a bag. Even the small camera is not advised to be stuck in your pocket as the lens may break. Not to worry though, camera bags come in different sizes from the small one that fits in your pocket to large multiple compartment ones.

Batteries. Bring batteries for a long planned day ahead or if you are going to a location wherein there isn't an outlet available for you to charge your batteries. Rechargeable batteries are recommended so you won't have to spend much on buying new ones.

Memory Cards. Your memory card serves as the storage space for your photos. Bring with you a spare so you can capture more moments. You always have the option to delete photos that you don't like.

With that in mind, you are now ready to choose your photo equipment and start learning tricks that make a good photograph.




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