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My introduction to digital photography was probably a bit more dramatic than most people’s. To get the full picture – so to speak – let’s travel back in time to the salad days of my life as a fledgling photographer: six years ago!

Although digital photography was available even then, they had as yet to come into their own, or rather into my hands. Naturally enough, this meant that I was still lugging around my film SLR – that’s single lens reflex to all those out there who’re sitting around scratching their heads.

Anyway, along with my trusty camera, which I had spent a fortune to get by the way, I was also lugging around everything else that I needed along with it. Spare lenses, extra film, batteries, filters, basically the whole works. Having said that, even though I’m now almost fully digital through and through I still do carry most of the same things. The only thing that’s radically different in digital photography is the lack of film rolls.

I now don’t carry with me rolls and rolls of film, and I don’t need to wait eternally to reload the camera either. Instead I have learned to do a quick change of my memory cards even under the direst of weather circumstances.

Speaking of dire weather conditions it was on one of these days that I was introduced to digital photography.

The one great thing about digital photography though, was that I get to see the pictures I take immediately I take them. The small viewfinder that accompanies just about all new digital cameras is perfect for determining in an instant whether you need a reshoot or not. Of course the screen is generally too small to see too much detail but it works for the most part.

And if you really want to go high tech and see right then and there whether your photograph came out okay, all you need is a laptop computer. With digital photography your shooting abilities will increase manfold as you now also have the ability to store more shots as well. All you need to do is to transfer the pictures to the laptop and you have a newly emptied memory card just waiting to be filled.

If you’re somewhere in the middle of deepest Antarctica or somewhere equally cold of course, then you won’t want to spend time fiddling with all these gadgets and might only want to get back to blessed warmth. But digital photography as option is always open for you to take if you want to take the time and effort to empty out your memory cards while you’re out in the field shooting away.

For my part I prefer to have the laptop with me only on certain trips that I take. Like the ones where transportation and storage are easy and where I don’t have to lug the silly thing along with me everywhere I go, along with my digital photography equipment! You might of course feel differently about that, but as I like to say, each to his own. First things first though, you need to decide whether you like digital photography or not.

For many a professional photographer, the difference between choosing digital photography cameras over film cameras, is somewhat akin to the preference of manual transmission over automatic transmission cars for the professional driver. Although to a very great degree digital photography and manual photography are both the same, and they both yield almost identical results, in the end when push comes to shove, the manual car will always give them more power and control when they need it most.

And that’s why you’ll still see quite a lot of professional photographers hugging their old film SLR’s to their chest, refusing to part with it. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the inability to change and adapt as much as it is the knowledge that film cameras – for the moment at least – will yield far better results when push comes to shove.

For the beginning photographer though, digital photography is as good a way as any to go, and if you’re mainly an enthusiastic amateur, you’ll get along fine with your digital camera. It’s when you start going up in the stakes that you have to make a decision whether you want to upgrade with digital photography all the way, or whether you want to go for the film camera.

Then again, before we end this article, I just have to point out that technology is advancing in quantum leaps and bounds, and that there’s a huge possibility that you will see more and more people abandoning their film cameras for the power of digital photography.



By: Muna wa Wanjiru

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When it comes to buying digital accessories for your digital camera you will find that you will probably spend a bundle on stuff you will never use or probably only use once. This is if you are taking photography as a hobby, it is different if you are planning or are taking photography as a professional or serious hobby because you will have to buy accessories which you will most probably end up using or have to use.

Buying digital accessories is very necessary especially if you have taken a professional job like fashion photography or even a serious hobby like bird watching. Most of these accessories come in handy during difficult shots that have to be taken in a certain way. Not forgetting the lighting and of course how the sun hits the particular subject you are taking photos of.Long distance lenses, fish eye lenses are important as well as tinted lenses and the other many accessories which would include an extra GB of memory or off course the most important a battery recharger or basically extra batteries.

Many people forget that when you buy these small digital photography accessories, you will probably end up using them. In fact you don’t have to be a professional to carry the accessories with you because you never know when they will come handy. Preparing for the unexpected is what makes you a good photographer. Being ready with the right accessories, is what will get you those shots you might have missed.



By: Peter Gitundu

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The camera has really changed from the old flash bulb cameras to the new digital camera’s that provide digital photography. When you use a digital camera, you are bound to get clear and precise photographs but this depends on who takes the photo.

Digital photography has been around for quite a while now and has actually phased the old camera’s that were in the market. Even though you might still see the old film cameras most people are opting for the newer technology and therefore turning to digital cameras.

This new age of digital photography out phased the old ways of processing film, however there are still some photographers who like to use film. Many of those who use film are actually photographic artist who often showcase their photos in galleries.

The main reason that this new form of photography has become a big hit is because there are various ways that you can use the digital camera. Some of this ways include directly printing out your photographs by connecting it to your printer. You can also use your computer to store your photographs and then print them later. You can also take them to a photo store and have them processed and you can get full blown photos.  Nowadays you will find that camera’s do not need film and are instead full of memory that stores the images taken.

Many changes came with digital cameras like the fact you don’t need rolls of film anymore and you don’t have to keep winding the camera to rewind the roll. Another difference that came with digital cameras is that you don’t have look through a hole to see how the picture will come out. There is a screen for looking and you can snap a photo any time as long as your batteries are charged well.



By: Peter Gitundu

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