Website Design Tips - Hypergurl

Importance of using your own photographs

With Internet copywrite laws gaining strength, it's important now more than ever to start taking and using your own photographs in your website designs. Hence the reason for this category, Photography. Over the next few months I'll be posting entries discussing how to get the most out of your camera and demonstrating ways to make your website images and photographs more interesting for your visitor. Nothing captures an audiences attention more than a fantastically composed image.

What's the best camera to use?

Digital SLR camera's are fast becoming popular amongst both amateurs and professionals. Thoughout this category I will be specifically writing about my experiences with a Canon 400D SLR camera However the tips and advice can be used for any brand of SLR as they all work pretty similar.

One the first things you will notice about a SLR is that its lens can be changed depending on the type of photograph you want to take.

For starters I recommend purchasing a camera lens somewhere within the range of a 17-85mm lens. I have a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens that I find suitable for a wide range of photos including day and night shots, portraits or landscape sceneries.

For each new lens you purchase, it's also important to buy a Glass UV Filter for it.

These filters ensure you won't scratch the glass of your main lens, by sitting on top of them as a protection barrier. The idea being, it's better to scratch the filter instead of your lens if you get too close to an object.

You'll also find a sturdy tripod comes in handy for avoiding camera shake. I recommend choosing one that is not too light as I found the slightest shake can cause blurred photographs.

Below is a video demonstration of Canon's 10.1 megapixel Digital Rebel XTi camera that features an ultrasonic, vibrating dust cleaning system to keep the sensor free of dust, ensuring great photos every time.

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UPDATE: Our tutorials for photographers are now being continued over at SLR Photography Guide.