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"Canon DSLRs: some of the best picture profiles out there | Philip ..."

Taking pictures of your friends and family is lots of fun-but sometimes the results aren't entirely what you had in mind or just don't seem flattering. In this book, you'll learn to take your people pictures to the next level, crafting images that look much more polished and professional-photos that can truly be called "portraits" and not just snapshots. With these quick, two-page lessons illustrated by simple images from the pros, you'll learn how to avoid common problems with posing, lighting, and background selection. You'll be amazed at the improvement in your images-and so will your friends and family!

"I remember starting out as a new photographer and being TERRIFIED of Manual Mode! Trust me, It isn't as scary as it seems. Just follow this pattern below and practice, practice, practice!! Force yourself to shoot in manual mode EVERY TIME YOU TAKE A PICTURE! You will eventually get the hang of it and, when you see the difference in your photos, you will NEVER LOOK BACK! "

Learn about digital cameras, and get the most out of the photographs that you take. Weekly published advice and information on the advantages of digital cameras, how to find the best camera and tips on how to improve your pictures.

Welcome to lesson two! The next two lessons are going to focus on camera basics. First off, we're going to talk about aperture - also called f-stop - and shutter speed. Those two things alone put me off for a very long time when I was a beginner and considering learning more about photography. All the years I spent growing up while I was young, I had a camera in my hands. I have boxes full of photographs of school events, slumber parties, the poodle I had growing up and all of my friends acting goofy. I figure some of that will make good blackmail material later on in life, but I digress… The point is that I was born with a love for taking pictures, but all of the crazy technical sounding stuff was very scary to me. If that's where you are, I'm here to tell you that you have nothing to be scared of. It takes a while to get the feel of how to know exactly what you're doing, but the basic concepts are quite easy, and I'll give you some tools you can use to help you along until it all comes naturally to you.

Free Lightroom Presets: Dojo Essentials Camera Dojo Lightroom Essentials 1.2 (updated for Lightroom 2.0!)

Mastering the Art Now here comes the fun part. Personally I believe that the artistic skills of a photographer cannot be taught. Those are skills that you have to hone. You can get twenty different people to take a picture of one thing and you will get twenty different photographs. What I can teach is the basics.

The Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens is - as you can discern from the name - Sigma's entry in the fixed short-telephoto focal length macro lens category. And in this case, Sigma means a true 1:1, close-up macro lens. Like most macro lenses (the Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x Macro Lens excluded), this Sigma lens also can be used as a normal 105mm short telephoto lens.