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Tips for better pictures
•To avoid blurry pictures, hold your
camera steady by keeping your elbows
close to your body when you press the
shutter button.
•Stand close enough to your subject so it
fills the viewfinder but not closer than
2 ft (0.6 m).
•Take pictures at the subject’s level. Kneel
down to take pictures of children and
pets.
•Hold your camera vertically to capture
tall, narrow subjects, such as a waterfall,
skyscraper, or a single person.
•Add interest to your picture by framing it
with a tree branch, a window, or even the
rails of a fence.
•Keep the sun behind you. This provides
the best subject illumination.
•Keep your hand, fingers, or objects away
from the flash and picture-taking lens.
•Stand at an angle to shiny surfaces
like windows or mirrors to avoid flash
reflection and bright spots in
your pictures.
•Use high-speed film (ISO 400 or
ISO 800) when you take telephoto
pictures to ensure your close-up
pictures are bright, colorful, and
properly exposed.