| Do you feel like a lamb being lead to the slaughter | | | | cameras will put different demands on you the |
| whenever you walk into a camera store? Like | | | | photographer. If you plan on shooting fast action |
| somehow your about to lose a lot of money and walk | | | | sports, or panoramic landscapes with very dynamic |
| out feeling even more confused than when you | | | | lighting you may decide a sophisticated SLR with |
| walked in. It happens. It doesn't have to, but it does. | | | | several different lenses is in your future. If you've only |
| The best way to avoid that expensive and confusing | | | | ever taken snapshots of juniors birthday parties, then |
| scenario, is to educate yourself as best as possible. | | | | maybe you need a little upgrade. An evening |
| That way, you'll walk out the store knowing exactly | | | | photography course for a few weeks could do |
| what you bought, how your going to use it, and not | | | | wonders for your camera shopping knowledge base, |
| that much poorer. A few simple digital camera | | | | and your final portfolio. |
| shopping tips will make it easy. | | | | Another good tip, is to borrow a camera if you can, |
| First things first, consider your own level of | | | | that's similar to the one your considering for a |
| photography expertise, and what kind of pictures you | | | | weekend or so. If you don't know anyone that has |
| want to take. Landscape, wedding, portrait, sports, | | | | one, maybe a friendly camera clerk at your local |
| vacation, birthday and macro photography all place | | | | camera store can help out. A few days of shooting, |
| slightly different demands on your digital camera | | | | printing, and editing images will give you a darn good |
| equipment. Be sure that the camera and/or lenses | | | | idea if the new camera is a good idea. At the very |
| your considering are up to the job. | | | | least, it gives you a camera to scratch off your short |
| The other tip to think about is that different types of | | | | list. |