Why is this web site called Better Digital Photo Tips? It is my mission to give you valuable tools for becoming a better digital photographer. Unlike others sources on the web, I am not a professional writer or a professional web designer. I am a professional photographer and I truly do have a passion for helping other people.

This "digital photography tips" site is being written with the idea of educating people in photography by using many photographic illustrations within each of the hundreds of articles. There are many "digital photography tips" web sites that are full of fluff and don't really give you good, step by step photography tips.

It's time for me to give you my best digital photo tips. After 26 years as a professional photographer and over 40 years of taking photos, I want to share. My goal is to help you take better pictures. This web site is dedicated to providing limitless tips for taking digital photography.

Whether you are just beginning photography as a hobby, have already taken online photography courses, or you already are an experienced photographer, this web site is going to help you improve your photography. Just consider me as your digital photography tutor. Read on, my camera-carrying friend.

This photography tips site is growing. It is updated continuously as I write on how to take better photos and give you new articles with tips for taking digital photography. It also is looking a bit better as I learn tips about html and css computer code.

Read this Introduction page first. Then use the tabs at the top to explore and discover all kids of photography tips. Come back often as I will be adding more techniques and tips for taking digital photography.

• Better Composition, better pictures of people, nature and vacation photos
• Photo lighting tips, how to use natural lighting and flash photography
• How to edit photos, cropping, adjusting brightness and color
• Portrait Photography Tips, Ideas on how to photograph people and create great family portraits
• How cameras work, using the right camera setting to get the best pictures

• Find ways to take priceless photos, they are all around you right now
• Easy ways to share photos, How to email and re-size pictures, share online
• Photo Exposure, avoiding over exposure and under exposure

   I am not a professional writer or a professional web designer. You may find improper grammar or a misspelling or two. This web site may not be pretty or fancy, but I promise you it is the best source for you to improve your digital photography. This Take Better Digital Pictures web site is designed to be simple and full of sample photos. It's my goal to help you avoid many of the common photo mistakes that I've made over the years.

   My love of photography began when I was only 8 years old. I received an old plastic Kodak camera. I took that camera on a school trip to the zoo. It was such a thrill to get those black and white pictures back from the local printing lab one week later. I could have used some good photo tips back then. Now, with digital photography, it's even better because we can see our photos instantly and learn digital photo tips faster.

It was the beginning of a lifetime of photography for me. It was black and white photography back then and my pictures were not good. I didn't get any photo advice back then. There was no internet to use as source for getting an education in photography. No digital photo tips for me. Things have certainly changed.

   I have great childhood memories of learning basic developing and printing in our basement darkroom with my father. I can still to this day remember that unique smell of the "stop bath" and the "fixer." That's my Beseler 23C enlarger pictured on the right.

In college, I tripled the size of my basement darkroom and began learning color printing. I left Engineering School and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Photography.

I've done nature photography, sports photography, commercial photography and am primarily a portrait photographer. I've been involved with several trade organizations. I've read many books and written newsletters on photography. I frequently attend seminars, always learning more tips and techniques..... Why do I tell you this?

• It is not to impress you with all of my credentials.

• It is to impress upon you that I've been lucky enough to obtain a ton of information about photography. That information is now for you to have. The age of digital photography is upon us.

    I named this site digital photo tips because film cameras are a thing of the past for most photographers. If you still shoot film, you don't need to take better digital photos, but you will still want to learn to avoid photo mistakes.

Many of the digital photography tips are good for film cameras too. Now, just about everyone has a camera phone, point and shoot camera or a digital SLR (digital single lens reflex camera). I've taken my share of blurry photos, underexposed photos and some photos with bad photo composition. I am going to guess that maybe you have too.

    This is your online photography course. I will be adding more tips for taking digital photography regularly. So, check back when you get a chance and click around.

• Yes, the most important digital photo tip on this entire web site is to HAVE FUN With your Photography!

   You're going to find the answers to your questions and then some extra gems that will surprise you and help you shoot like a pro. So look around. Digital Photo Tips is for your use. Keep your camera with you at all times. Develop a child like curiosity. Take a lot of photos. With digital photography, you can always delete the bad photos. It doesn't cost you a thing. Experience is the greatest teacher of all.

Listed below is a list of links to some of the other popular digital photo tips on this site.

The easiest way to find specific digital photos tips will be added on the site map soon.

I will also be adding a blog of digital photo tips as well.

Keep checking back because I'll be continuing to write more articles...to give you more and more digital photo tips.

Enjoy the digital photo tips on my site!

Best wishes,
Photo TipMan

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To get to the articles you can go back to the top left of this page and click any of the tabs or the links from this page are also listed below with a brief description of the topics covered.