Cameras

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Thanks to the marvel of modern technology, Webmaster Drew, is able to keep us up-to-date with his trip around Europe, all from his mobile phone! While the backdrop to your photos may not be as grand as the Colosseum but they’re still worth sharing.

One of the best things about digital photography is being able to share your photos instantly, whether online, by email or even mobile phone.  With advancing technology, using your mobile phone for taking photos can produce good quality images, better than some older digital cameras.  However, this is yet another function of a mobile phone that needs to be mastered.

Telstra Connected Seniors Program run workshops at their T-Life shops in Sydney and Melbourne which focus on how to share your digital photos online.  Such workshops are free, though you do need to be a member of the Telstra Connected Seniors Program.

For more information, visit Telstra Connected Seniors.

If you don’t live within easy reach of a Telstra T-Life store, then why not check out our reviewed book, Digital photography for seniors for dummies.

Digital Cameras

A digital camera is any device that allows you to take photos and then stores these images electronically.  Traditionally cameras would store images on film.  Digital cameras have many advantages over film cameras; the ability to view a photo almost instantly and rotate, zoom or delete that image, immediately. No longer will money be wasted on photos that don’t print properly. Digital cameras also have the ability to hold more photos than more traditional cameras. Thus has seen their popularity rise to the stage where digital cameras now outsell film cameras.

Here are some great sites to learn all about digital cameras:

• Wikipedia. This online encyclopedia is a great place to learn all about digital cameras.
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• PCMAG.COM. Offers a comprehensive guide to buying digital cameras.
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• PhotographyTips.com. Provides assistance for photographers of all levels take better pictures.
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• MalekTips. Features help and tips on wildlife and pet photography.
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Submit your photos

When you feel your photos are good enough you can submit them to websites for people to download, you even earn money on each download.

• Shutterstock. Earn US 25c every time one of your photos is downloaded.
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• iStockphoto. A well organised and great looking site.
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