Tips for Beginners, Digital Photography

Handling and Caring for a Digital Camera
* How to Hold a Digital Camera
* Shutter Release Technique
* How to Avoid a Dirty DSLR Image Sensor
* How to Clean a DSLR Lens
* 7 Digital Camera Predators and How to Keep them at Bay
* Tips for Beginners, Digital Photography *
The Basics of Exposure

* Learning about Exposure - The Exposure Triangle
* Introduction to ISO in Digital Photography
* Introduction to Shutter Speed in Digital Photography
* Introduction to Aperture in Digital Photography
* Understanding Exposure - Book Review

Learning to Use Digital Camera Settings and Features

* How to Control Aperture and Shutter Speed on an Entry Level Point and Shoot Digital Camera
* Aperture and Shutter Priority Modes
* Introduction to White Balance
* Introduction to Digital Camera Modes
* Understanding Histograms
* Prefocus to Combat Shutter Lag
* Introduction to EXIF Data
* Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB)

A large proportion of the readers of Digital Photography School classify themselves as beginners - so we thought it might be helpful to have a page set up that collates some of our Digital Photography Tips for Beginners.

Below is just a selection of some of our digital photography tips and tutorials aimed more at the beginner photographer. We’re always writing more beginner tips - so subscribe to DPS today to get all of our updates.

Camera phone