Day: August 10, 2009

Digital Camera Program Modes

Photography Tips – Your Digital Camera’s Program Modes

 

Modern digital cameras are in reality complex computers.  They have memories, processors, input and output devices.  And, like computers, their capabilities (read ‘processing power’) doubles every 18 months to 2 years. 

One of the advantages of all this progress is the program modes that are available.  In this photography tips article we’re going to take a look at some of these modes and get an idea of what they can do for us.

Often the program functions are accessed via a dial on the computer.  In other cameras they are accessed from the menu.  Or, some cameras use a combination of both.  Your camera manual will spell this out for you.

The modes are divided into three broad categories – automatic, semi-automatic and manual.  Let’s look at each beginning with Automatic. 

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Reflections on Cliche Photographs

I was surprised again last week to learn that one of my photographs received another award at the Orange County Fair.  Virgin River and the Watchman received a Purchase Award; that is, the fair purchased the photograph for its permanent collection.  Actually, I was more than surprised.

This is a shot that literally thousands and possibly tens of thousands of people take every year.  If you’ve been to Zion you are probably aware that photographers line up on the bridge over the Virgin River nearly every day at sunset to photograph the setting sun on the Watchman, the magnificent face that towers over the south entrance to the park.  It’s one of those places that has become an “Excuse me, may  I squeeze in here?” photography site.  From one end of the bridge to the other, photographers are set up with their tripods legs almost overlapping.

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