First of all … Not so crazy, you can not control everything using ten tips, but inexperienced photographers can hone their skills and photographic results by improving a few simple guidelines for beginners.
First read the manual of your camera. Actually, you may want to read it before you buy, even the camera and can often be performed on the website of the manufacturer. Of course it is drudgery, but there are lots of good information in there that would be useful that the things they tell you in the sales blurb. You can decide on a different model, based in the manual. Do you know what your camera can do and what not, before you use it.
Secondly, always with you and your camera ready to shoot. This means that you never leave home with a dead or dying without a working battery or memory card (one that is not already full). You have your camera with you and that it should be accessible and ready to announce at a time. Practice your quick draw technique than to shoot first and ask questions later.
Move to close in third. Most small digital cameras have zoom lenses that are slow and finicky to switch to something other than the largest and longest setting. Not stand and wait for you to move your feet! If I hand you a camera, and you ask me how to use the zoom to get, I’ll point to his shoes and tell you that they move from the spot. So please do not ask why, just get.
Using the fourth rule of thirds. What? Never heard of it? What? It simply means that most of the time your composition on the subject so that it can not be improved in the middle of the frame. There are exceptions to every rule, so if in doubt at least two images with a slightly different design, and later you can decide what looks best. You may need to focus on your subject and then the focus, pressing the shutter button halfway. Focus lock and composition can.
5th Use the flash indoors and outdoors. I know you probably forgot to use the flash indoors, but the fact is that the flash will greatly enhance your photos by people or other objects in the foreground when you use it outside. You should also try to keep in mind that the open shade is much better for taking pictures of people as a bright sun overhead, and when they are outside a lot of people like hats, which are also dark shadows cause wear on their faces. Do not forget the fact that flash all the time and remember that there was little ability not to get too far from the subject, it can not get used. You can set the range of the flash in the camera manual.
6th Notice the background and keep it simple. No, it’s not always easy, but if you think about it in advance, you can usually less distracting backgrounds for your people portraits. Sure, there may be a cry, a flagpole stuck to the top of the head of his friend, but it’s not your picture in the National Geographic magazines are not.
Keep the seventh (as a rock). The best thing you can do to the sharpness of the images to improve is to buy a tripod. No matter how good (or expensive) to your camera and lenses you are always sharper pictures on a tripod. Tripods are a must for landscape photography where the maximum amount of details that get your camera to capture. A tripod will allow you to creative images of running water and the magical light of the rising and setting sun to catch. Small cameras are usually high on bright sunny days, but may need a little help when the sun is low or clouds fill the air. A small tripod is better than no tripod and can often be high on a rock or tree stump, it will be off the ground. On cameras in the absence of a cable release or infrared remote shutter release, you can use the built-in self-timer, in order to get steady shots, and even yourself in the action.
Eighth quarter turn of the camera. Sometimes things look better in a vertical frame. Portraits often look better in portrait mode and the same goes for landscapes. You can shoot vertical details in the foreground of your landscape pictures that they have a sense of depth and perspective taking. It’s a good idea to get into the habit of shooting things in the horizontal and vertical formats. Just try not vertical shooting, when a video clip.
9th Details, details, and macros. Your camera has a macro mode? If it works and use it to better the fine details of the outdoor experience to capture. People back home will be happy to take a picture of the cut on the finger or tick in the leg. You can take pictures of the camp food, dragonflies, fish scales, or close-ups of your dirty toenails. The choice is yours, the stories are almost unlimited possibilities. Use your mini-tripod or brace the camera against a bottle of water or some other fixed object. Every movement of the subject has increased, so keep the camera steady.
10th Note the light and move like a satellite. Keep an eye on the light at different times of day. Morning and evening light are often best suited for landscape shots, while cloudy or overcast is ideal for flattering portraits softly lit. Remember that often the light is directional, so a good rule of thumb is to act as a satellite or a moon in orbit, allowing you to study your subject from every possible angle. It will return to the idea of ??the feet and select the view or perspective, the best, try to shoot.
