When you are on the beach, all you want to do aside from going for a swim is to take photos of the scenery as well as the people that you are with.

But look at the shots that you have compiled over the years, don’t you find the same boring shots that you have done the previous years?

It’s like cloning the shots with an entirely different set of subjects and background but the same composition and poses.

To make your beach shots unique and interesting, you have to make sure that you find things that you feel will stand out in your photo. So how do you do this? Here are some ideas that you can use for your next beach album. Happy clicking!

1. Look at the little things
The smallest things that are often not noticed by people are the usually more interesting. For one reason, it is not usually part of photos and for another, it is not usually seen as something worthy to take pictures of. But making what is small and insignificant into something big and important in your photo is the contrast that you need to make your photo very interesting.

Look for instance a shell that has a hermit crab inside it. Take photos of the sand and how the patterns are made when the sea sweeps against it.  Take a shot of your footprint on the sand or maybe a dried coconut washed ashore.

How about a coin dropped by someone or a bottle with a message inside? There are many things that you can take picture of that are not your usual subjects. Go beyond your horizon and see what your imagination and creativity can come up with.

2. Candid shots
Fire squad, all smiling shots are just boring. Although this is great for albums and family reunions, it can get tedious when done all the time, every year in fact. Take shots of your family when they are not looking. Candid shots are great in exposing your subjects personality and character.

3. Action shots
The beach is a place for fun and games and one way you can make your shots interesting is to make sure that you take shots of people doing things, playing volleyball, swimming, sunbathing. The more movement, the more interesting. Make sure though that your camera can capture the movement so you will not end up taking blurred photos. This happens often when the subject is moving.

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Mini Digital Cameras
By David Urmann

The camera is very useful in our lives today. It captures exciting and memorable memories that we have experienced in our everyday lives. But most of these digital cameras are quite expensive because of the additional features that make it more high tech.

Cheap digital cameras are offered as good alternatives to those who merely want the basic functions of taking pictures and fairly good resolutions. They are not keen on these extra features that just shot up the prices of the gadgets. The important thing is that the pictures come out nicely even though it is stripped of features like macro and zoom.

Others will buy it as a secondary camera which they may bring to locations where their expensive cameras are bulky. For example, cheap cameras may be brought to excursions. It is handier to carry it especially when you are lugging other big bags with you.

These cheap digital cameras come in different sizes. Most are compact and portable, and easily fit your hands. It is easy to manipulate with simple buttons and icons. Here are some types of cheap digital cameras:

Mini Digital Cameras:

Innovage Outdoor Sports Mini Digital Camera is just like the size of a key chain. It is so small that it weighs very light and is easy to carry. It is a 3-in-1 camera capable to do two things. First, it can act as a webcam. You can attach it to the computer and the device may used as a means for other people to view you. The webcam may allow you also to take pictures and upload directly to the computer. And secondly, of course, it could take still photos and videos. It operates on just one battery.

This camera can be bought in complete set including a carrying case, software CD and USB cable. It works better outdoors in broad daylight. The only drawback is that it cannot provide high resolution pictures. The output might not be good if printed, but it is okay for uploading purposes in the internet. The memory is just 16MB, and the maximum picture that it can have is only up to 246 photos.

The Aiptek PCM13 PenCam is another mini digital camera that easily fits your palm. You can also hang this camera easily in your necklace because it is very light. This can also act as a webcam plus take photos and videos.

The resolution is 1.3 megapixels. The photo quality is not for printing but is enough for emailing purposes. It needs two batteries to work. Its accessories are included upon purchase include lanyard, USB cable, batteries, computer software, and computer mount.

The Intova 1.3MP Snap Sights camera is waterproof yet inexpensive. You could use it to take pictures under water without damaging the device. You do not have to worry about it getting wet by the pool or in the beach. This can be the best camera for you when you do your kayaking and canoe trips. This is just for internet quality images. This is a perfect camera for a teenager’s trip because it is not expensive so you do not have to worry about losing it.

There are two cheap Argus cameras priced at only 50 US dollars. One is the QuickClix 3185 and the other is QuickClix 2185. The first one has a 3.2 MP resolution while the second one has 2 MP resolutions. QuickClix 3185 uses only one battery while the QuickClix 2185 uses three batteries. Both have a viewing screen and view finder.

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Most people don’t realize that newer digital cameras have the option of changing lenses just like standard film cameras.  It’s fun to explore your different options as it will help become more creative in your photography skills.

The name of the lens will let you know that its purpose is to capture a wide field of view and, therefore, allow you to put more laterally into a photographic composition than a normal lens.

The trick is to ensure that the subject of your wide angle lens photograph does not get lost in all of that extra background material.

A wide angle lens allows you to place your subject in a wider context instead of it being cropped out of its context, as it were.

Of course, the panoramic background may indeed be the subject. If this is the case then your aim should be to make sure that there is still some sort of cohesive theme to the photograph and that it is not just a collection of random objects for the viewers eye to drift over.

A wide angle lens makes it easier to have greater depth of field in your photographs. When using a wide angle lens foreground and background objects remain in focus both at the same time. This is a trick that can be achieved in other ways, but only with much more effort and ingenuity.

Wide angle lenses are great for taking photographs of things that are naturally long and stretch off into the distance – such as railroad tracks. Such photographs, if taken with a little artistic sensibility and compositional skill will really draw the viewer into the picture and give them the impression that they are travelling into it.

Photographs taken with a wide angle lens can really do a much better job of conveying distance between objects than those taken with a conventional lens. Indeed, a little creativity used in conjunction with a wide angle lens can even leave the viewer with the impression that there is greater distance between foreground and background objects, for example, than there actually was in real life.

A wide angle lens is one of those photographic accessories that will really add a whole new dimension to your photographic output and will really allow you to bring some extra creativity to the table.

Of course, it is true that for the very best results you will still have to have at least a modicum of creative and artistic compositional ability – the lens itself will not magically turn you into a brilliant photographer.

It is probably best to learn your photographic craft with conventional lenses first before buying a wide angle lens. When you’ve exhausted the creative possibilities of a camera with a conventional lens, then you’ll be in the best position, with the best knowledge, to make the most of a wide angle lens to explore new creative photographic horizons.

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