Capture Your Child's Life through Digital Photography
By Brooke Tseng
A new baby brings endless joy- and infinite photo opportunities. Watching your children blossom and discover their world for the first time is an extraordinary experience. Capturing these moments is not only important, but even an obsession for some parents (myself included). Having the right equipment is essential. In fact, the birth of a new baby is often what prompts many people to upgrade their cameras. In my case, we put away our 35 millimeter and bought a Sony digital. I didn't see the need for digital photography before my son's arrival, but now I couldn't imagine life without it. The ease, convenience, and options it offers overshadows anything my old camera could do. If you haven't upgraded to a digital yet, read below to find out why you should consider it.
Advantages to having a digital camera:
Enjoy never-ending photo-sessions with your little cutie
- With a digital camera, you can take as many photos as you like without worrying about wasting film
- Once your memory card is full, you can transfer photos to your computer and then continue snapping away
See those adorable shots instantly
- Can’t wait to see the photos of your little diva? You don’t have to! Immediate gratification can be nice!
No more unintentional photos of hands, tops of heads, or unflattering ones of you
- Your wiggle worm can sometimes be difficult to capture on film. With a digital camera you can delete photos you don’t like and retake them if needed.
We know your adorable baby couldn’t get any cuter, but it’s fun to try
- With photo-editing software you can edit photos
- Eliminate red-eye
- Lighten or darken
- Get creative with digital collages, new backgrounds, etc.
Don’t let money-woes spoil your photo-shoots
- Digital cameras are economical
- Online photo shops, as well as local stores often have coupons and/or sales for cheap (sometimes even free) prints and shipping
- Print only the photos you want to, save the rest to your computer
Keep those precious photos safe and at your fingertips
- Digital photos can be safely and conveniently stored on memory cards, cds, and/or disks
- This makes browsing and re-ordering easy
- No more negatives to deal with
Digital Camera Tips
- Buy at least 4 rechargeable batteries and a charger. Always keep one set charged so that you are never without batteries.
- If you’re using the camera for mostly 4x6 prints, you probably want to look in the range of a 3-5 mega pixel camera.
- Look for a camera with little shutter lag. Once your baby begins moving, this becomes more important.
- You may want to consider one with a video function. It’s convenient to capture both video and still photos on the same camera and easy to upload video to the computer.
- When shopping for memory cards, the more memory the better. You won’t believe how many photos you’ll end up snapping of your little star.
Share your own digital camera advice.