Digital Photography Tips

How To Take Close-up Photos – Using Macro Focus, Aperture Size

How Close Do You Want Me To Get When I Take That Picture? A friend of mine just loves my pictures of flowers. She always wants to know how I get such wonderful pictures with such amazing detail. My secret, besides taking about 100 shots before I get the right one, is macro focus. This [...]

Digital Photo Printing for Small Businesses

Printing services are a key element for business organizations to communicate and advertise their products and services to customers. If you’re a small business owner, you can save time and money by using your best digital photos in the printing of brochures, postcards, business cards, flyers, catalogs, and more. Personally, I prefer using online printers [...]

MyGreatWorld: Mapping the Globe with Photos

I’ve recently come across MyGreatWorld.com, an interesting photo community where members can document locations around globe with their images. This is a perfect resource for travelers and digital photographers who want share their experiences, or browse new places beyond the travel guide photos. Catch a glimpse of what’s waiting for you on your hike in O’ahu, show [...]

How To Set White Balance – Perfecting Color In Your Photos

I used to always have the same problem. I’d set up the perfect shot, the right framing, the right subject, the right everything. I’d take the shot, then review it to find that the colors looked dull, washed out, or just plain wrong. I had the same problem many people do, I needed to adjust [...]

Easy Photography Business – eBook Review

An honest review of the “Easy Photography Business eBook” by John Carroll The Claim: “Earn $200+ per day taking simple photos in your local area.” “Make money taking local photos for national companies. A step-by-step guide to getting started in this virtually unknown industry.” Easy Photo Biz Home Page The Truth: Well, the fact that [...]

Photo Management Software – Picasa from Google

Do you find yourself wading though long lists of files in your “My Pictures” folder to find a picture? Do you want basic, easy-to-use photo editing software? Want to create a photo album online in ONE click? Then I recommend Picasa, Google’s photo management software. This program will allow you to organize, edit, and share [...]

Photo Stamps for your Holiday Cards

Want to customize holiday postage stamps with your personal photos or artwork? Check out YourStamps.com, a great service from Fujifilm. For a little more than the standard price of postage, users can get over-sized, customized stamps for retail pick-up or have the personalized stamps shipped to them. Here’s a coupon, courtesy of DigitalShotsGuide.com: Save 10% [...]

Low Light, Long Exposure Photography

Want to learn how to take pictures of fireworks or lightning? Want to be able to take those cool pictures with only a background and the blur of a light or of writing in the air with light? Well you can create all these effects and more using one simple rule: low light, long exposure. [...]

Fun Photography Techniques

So, you’ve already started taking pictures and you’re starting to get pretty good. Then you sign on to a photo sharing website and look at the featured photos saying "how did they do that?" Well, here are a few techniques you can use to take pictures that are a little different or more advanced. You [...]

Digital Shots Guide

Welcome to Digital Shots Guide – your guide to taking better digital photos. The goal of this site is to help you learn how to take better digital pictures, and to teach you what all those features on your camera do. We’ll also provide you with new reviews of digital cameras, recommend cameras worth buying, [...]