The Hub December 2013/January 2014 | Page 9

Eva Antonel If there’s ever a good time to own a camera it surely must be during the holiday season. Everything about it seems to present a moment-capturing opportunity. From relatives seen only once a year to children playing in fresh fallen snow, occasions like these seem made for picture taking. Gone are the days when taking a photograph meant knowing which kind of film you needed and the intricacies of f-stop and shutter speed, The youngest of us may not even realize that cameras today do all the things for the photographer that she at one time had to manually do on her own. With the magic of technology, we are usually able to just point and shoot. What the camera itself does not automatically correct, photo editing programs can. Skin tones can be made to look healthier, undesirable backgrounds faded out and makeup mistakes corrected. Is there any reason then for bothering to learn a bit more about your camera? The answer is yes, a thousand-fold. If your camera is any fancier than mine, and themselves, you’ll be able to learn what your little machine is capable of. Why just take a satisfactory picture when you can take one that you’d be proud to enlarge and frame? And once you’re familiar with the technology, why not consult some literature on the artistry of picture taking. Just a quick search on Google will bring up hundreds of sites demonstrating the ins and outs of capturing the true essence of the moment. There are still a few weeks for you to bush up on your new learned skills. While you’re at it, make sure you stop I would be surprised if it wasn’t, I’m sure by your favourite craft supply shop and it includes a number of functions you pick up some scrapbook-making weren’t aware of. Take the time to play supplies. Now, that’s a whole new exercise with a ?????????????????????????????????????????e???????????????)???????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????)????????????????????????()]????????)???????????) ???????????)?????????)]???!??()Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????]??????????)???????????)????????????Q???!U??((0