March 27, 2012 - Try shooting panoramas even if you’re not taking photographs of grandiose landscapes. Panoramas can make pictures at the ballpark, beach or even picnics more interesting. Some Nikon Digital Cameras have an Easy Panorama mode or a Panorama Assist mode, which make... Read more

March 26, 2012 - Setting the correct date/time on your camera when you first install the batteries is a good idea. Image files with the correct date/time will be easier to sort through if you’re looking through a lot of photographs to find a specific one.

March 25, 2012 - When photographing animals of any kind—pets, birds in flight, animals at the zoo—try to zoom in as close as you can or use a longer lens to isolate the animal from its background. By getting a close-up view you have a greater chance of capturing a wonderful... Read more

March 24, 2012 - If your subject is backlit, you may end up with a silhouette. If this is the effect you are going for, great! If not, add fill flash or use the exposure compensation (try +1).

March 23, 2012 - You can try a few different techniques to freeze motion: panning (which blurs the background while freezing your subject in motion), using a flash, or zooming out to a wider-angle view.

March 22, 2012 - If you’re shooting into the sun and are getting lens flare, a quick way to get rid of it is to ask a friend to place their hand above the camera lens, to block the flare from reaching the lens. You will be able to see if it is working. Just make sure you don’t see... Read more

March 21, 2012 - Most all photographers can take a moment to “tidy up” a scene before a picture is snapped. Photojournalists will leave everything as is but you don’t have to. Tidy a messy desk or straighten frames hanging on a wall behind your subject. Make sure they look good... Read more

March 20, 2012 - Celebrate the first day of Spring by taking photographs of the changing seasons.

March 19, 2012 - Need some inspiration? Take out your camera’s manual and read about a shooting mode or setting that you don’t normally use. Spend a day practicing how to use it.

March 18, 2012 - Photographing at the zoo? Careful composition can hide the fact that your wild animal subjects are behind fences or in pens. Zoom in for tight close-ups so you don’t see man-made objects like fence posts, concrete swimming holes or perches for the animals to play on.