Taking digital photos is phone. Fortunately taking digital photos is also free as there is no film development and printing cost. You can take as many photos as you want view them on your computer and delete them. For that reason experiment with digital photos is fun and easy.



There are two kinds of digital photos that people take. One is utilitarian these are photos that have a specific purpose to document and capture a specific event or milestone in life. Wedding and birthday digital photos for example are such photos as they serve a very specific purpose. The other kind of digital photos that people take is digital photos for artistic and esthetic beauty purposes. These are photos that capture emotions art and beauty.

Utilitarian photos are easier to shoot since even if the digital photo is not perfect in terms if lighting and composition it can still serve its goal of documenting an event. If a digital photo of a kid blowing his birthday cake candles is a bit blurry it is bad but it is not such a big deal since when looking at that digital photo the main purpose is to remember that moment.

Artistic digital photos that express beauty and emotions are harder to take. First the composition is harder since there is no easy to describe scene that needs to be captured. Second the photographic parameters such as lighting angle and composition are very important since they greatly influence the digital photo beauty and artistic qualities. These digital photos are also harder to shoot since coming up with what subjects or object to photograph where and how is hard.

There are some ideas for how you can extend your current digital photography opportunities. For example open magazines or different photography books and look at what photos other photographers took. This can give you ideas for new scenes new angles and new lighting effects. You do not need to spend money buying such magazines or book instead you can go to the local public library and spend a few hours browsing through them.

The other place to find ideas is in art galleries. Go and look at photo galleries from different artists. It is also useful to look at paintings and sculptures and other forms of art which can provide inspiration for ideas although they are not using the same medium.

The best way to get ideas and get better is to go out there and experience taking such artistic photos. Try to go to different places and different scenarios specially such that are different than what you are usually exposed to. For example if you live in a big city go out to the rural areas or and vice versa.

Experimenting with digital photos does not cost money. Take plenty of photos and play with parameters such as lighting and composition. Go home and view the digital photos and see which one you like better. When you find digital photos that you took and you like try to remember and figure out how it was taken and to analyze why you like it. For example maybe it is the angle in which the digital photo was taken or maybe you like it because or specific lighting conditions. When you find out why you like a digital photo go back to the field and take more photos trying to repeat and improve the digital photography parameters that you liked.