| Whether you are going on a Gap Year,
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| | subject in the middle of the frame. A
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| Career Break or Adventure Overseas travel
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| | photo will normally look better if the
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| one of the most important things you
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| | subject is off-centre.
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| often want are good photographs. Here are
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| | 10. Movement. If for example you are
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| my 20 Top Tips.
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| | taking a photo of someone on a bicycle
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| Buying a Camera
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| | then keep a bigger gap on the side of the
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| 1. With the internet becoming more and
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| | photo where the person is heading. This
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| more popular you have a chance to shop
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| | will give a sense of movement.
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| around and get the best deal possible.
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| | 11. Don't zoom in too tight as you may
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| However be careful and check where you
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| | chop off heads and parts of the image you
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| are buying from, be careful if the
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| | wanted. Instead leave the final editing
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| product is being shipped from abroad and
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| | until you get home.
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| check it comes with all the cables and
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| | 12. Keep the horizon straight. When
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| the correct power supply! If its sounds
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| | taking photos with a horizon, make sure
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| too good to be true, it probably is!
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| | the horizon is horizontal. There's
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| Unfortunately internet fraud is a growing
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| | nothing worse than the sea going
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| business.
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| | downhill!
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| 2. If you are going abroad and will be
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| | 13. When taking photos of animals or
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| taking photos of wildlife then get a
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| | people, focus on their eyes.
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| camera with a decent optical zoom (and I
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| | 14. Get on the same level as your
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| mean optical zoom, not digital zoom). For
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| | subject. If taking a photo of say a
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| holidays involving wildlife try and get a
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| | child, get on your knee and take the
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| camera with 10x optical, otherwise the
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| | photo at their level. A photo looking
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| animals may look like 'pin pricks' when
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| | down on a child or an animal looks bad!
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| you look at them later.
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| | 15. If you have to explain the grey dot
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| 3. Learn how to use a new camera before
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| | is an elephant then the photo probably
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| you go away. Have a play with the camera
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| | wasn't worth taking!
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| and learn about all the functions. Take
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| | General
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| the manual with you, just incase you need
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| | 16. Make sure you have insurance! Never
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| to be reminded.
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| | go away without insurance, if your camera
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| 4. Memory cards are coming down in price
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| | gets stolen or damaged you'll want to
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| now, so by as large as possible. Try not
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| | replace it ASAP so you don't ruin your
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| to buy the 256meg cards as you'll spend
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| | holiday. Take a photo of your camera
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| more time worrying about how many photos
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| | equipment before you go away and leave a
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| you have left and may miss the perfect
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| | copy of the photo and a copy of the
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| photo opportunity.
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| | insurance policy with your family just in
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| 5. Cameras today still use lots of power
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| | case.
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| (especially if using flash). Take plenty
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| | 17. Don't risk loosing all your photos!
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| of batteries with you and if possible buy
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| | Make a plan to back up your photos as you
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| a camera with rechargeable batteries
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| | travel. Maybe visit an internet cafe
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| (you'll save money in the long run).
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| | occasionally and upload your best photos
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| Flash
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| | to a site such as (which is free).
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| 6. Don't always use red eye function on
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| | 18. Don't walk around with your camera
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| your camera. If you are using a digital
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| | round your neck!! Keep it out of sight
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| camera and it has a function to reduce
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| | whenever possible to reduce the risk of
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| red eye, DON'T always use it! It will
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| | crime.
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| flash a number of times before it takes
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| | 19. Be in some of the photos. Use the
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| the photo and will prepare the people for
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| | self timer or get someone you know to
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| the photo and all you will get are
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| | take a photo of you. Your family really
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| unnatural photos. Also your subject will
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| | wants to see you in some photos having a
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| look away as they think the first flash
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| | good time, they don't really care that
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| is the photo and your left with the sides
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| | much about everyone else you meet on your
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| of peoples heads! Use the normal flash
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| | travels!
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| and fix the red eye when you get home
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| | 20. Don't take photos of dull snow or
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| with your photo editing software.
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| | water. Often when taking photos in snow
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| 7. Fill-in-flash. If youre taking photos
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| | or against the sea, you will often take a
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| in bright sunshine then try use a flash.
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| | photo and then when you view it looks
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| This will help remove the shadows and
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| | dull and dark. This is caused by the
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| harsh contrasts.
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| | cameras light metre over compensating. To
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| 8. Only use flash indoors if you really
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| | fix this change your light metre (to over
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| have to. Flash has a horrible habit of
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| | expose by +1 to +2 stops), read the
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| making the photo look very harsh and
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| | manual if you are not sure how to do
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| flat.
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| | this. AND DON'T FORGET TO TURN IT OFF
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| Composition
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| | AFTERWARDS OTHERWISE ALL THE PHOTOS YOU
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| 9. When taking a photo don't keep the
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| | TAKE AFTER WILL BE OVEREXPOSED!!!
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