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Tips for better pictures
• To avoid blurry pictures, hold your
camera steady by keeping your elbows
close to your body when you press the
shutter button.
• Stand close enough to your subject so it
fills the viewfinder but not closer than
2 ft (0.6 m).
• Take pictures at the subject’s level. Kneel
down to take pictures of children and
pets.
• Hold your camera vertically to capture
tall, narrow subjects, such as a waterfall,
skyscraper, or a single person.
• Add interest to your picture by framing it
with a tree branch, a window, or even the
rails of a fence.
• Keep the sun behind you. This provides
the best subject illumination.
• Keep your hand, fingers, or objects away
from the flash and picture-taking lens.
• Stand at an angle to shiny surfaces
like windows or mirrors to avoid flash
reflection and bright spots in
your pictures.
• Use high-speed film (ISO 400 or
ISO 800) when you take telephoto
pictures to ensure your close-up
pictures are bright, colorful, and
properly exposed.
