Show off your good "Point-and-shoot" shots. (scenery, Sony, PowerShot)

[Oklahomasue]

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by Blondie621

Thanx Photogal, it came out a little soft as alot of my other ones of him did in that shoot. When I get my new camera hopefully my pics will be better (if I can get the nerve to click out of the easy, infamous AUTO MODE! I will also invest in a Photoshop program so I can do some artistic stuff too.

Your Canon A630 is technically an evolution of the old A70/A75 series camera I used to have. It is one of my favorite compact cameras, especially since it allows for full manual controls (and uses AA batteries, which on the flip side makes it not so very compact but good enough for me).

To get out of Auto Mode quickly, try playing with Aperture Priority mode first. It will give you the opportunity to learn about the manipulating the depth of field and under low light conditions. Open up the aperture by selecting a lower value, which works better for portrait shots and macro and under low light conditions. It will reduce the depth of field however.

Then you could move on to other semi (Shutter Priority) and fully manual (Manual Mode). I rarely use full Auto mode. For point and shoot, it is usually Program mode ("P") that I go with since it still uses some parameters that I want to set (like lower ISO, flash control etc).

Good luck and keep posting.

[atlantagreg30127]

Originally Posted by bibit612

Many of the posters on this forum have DSLR's. The creator of this thread did it to show that good P&S are possible, however, there is a marked difference between what DSLR's and P&S can deliver.

Yep, that's right. My point was to show folks that you don't necessarily NEED a DSLR in order to take "nice" shots.

Many times I try to just take my Canon G10 with me when I go out and know I'm going to take photos. Granted, it's a very advanced point-and-shoot, but a lot of times it's more than enough. On times when I do know I'm going to take "money shots" that I'm literally going to sell on stock sites online, then I do take my Canon 40D DSLR, as yes, it delivers shots no P&S can match (yet, anyway).

Remember folks, try to post the model of camera you used to take the pics you post so folks can compare models.

[warptman]

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[x2cme]

Originally Posted by bibit612

While I agree with some of your points, a photographer cannot always control light. It takes a good camera to control exposure, so no matter how good a photographer can be in capturing a shot, how it turns out to be is how the photograph will eventually be judged. Everyone chooses a camera for their ultimate purpose, whether it is to document travels or memorialize events. Photography is an art, and like all art, requires an investment. Whether that investment is equipment, software or just the time put in to hone the skill, it requires more than just snapping a button, IMO.

atlantagreg30127: Yep, that's right. My point was to show folks that you don't necessarily NEED a DSLR in order to take "nice" shots. Many times I try to just take my Canon G10 with me when I go out and know I'm going to take photos. Granted, it's a very advanced point-and-shoot, but a lot of times it's more than enough. On times when I do know I'm going to take "money shots" that I'm literally going to sell on stock sites online, then I do take my Canon D40 DSLR, as yes, it delivers shots no P&S can match (yet, anyway).

LOL - I think we are all saying the same thing!

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