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Bracketing your images may sound technical but it's really a simple insurance policy for getting the best exposure. You need to have a little more knowledge about using the aperture settingon your camera and once you understand aperture, bracketing is quite easy to do. If you aren't sure, then check your camera manual to see if your camera can do bracketing.

Most people don't backup their computers so their images on camera cards and smartphones don't stand a chance when it comes to data crashes or failure. How do we secure our precious memories in the form of digital images? We discuss the basic principles of data storage, backup and security  when it comes to photos.

One of my pet peeves are those blurry photos on Facebook taken with a phone camera. All they show is that you a good at taking blurry photos. I am not sure why people are content to have them all across their pages. I would be too embarrassed to have them up on my page. Here are some tips to help you take better cellphone photographs.   Do you want to learn more about photography in a digital world? I've just completed a brand new e-course delivered by e-mail. Download it here for free: http://www.21steps2perfectphotos.com/ To learn how you can take your photography from ordinary to outstanding visit http://www.21steps2perfectphotos.com/21steps.htm Wayne Turner has been teaching photography for 25 years and has written three books on photography. Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Learn-Digital-Photography---Creativity-Can-Be-Learned&id=2622778] Learn Digital Photography - Creativity Can Be Learned

Today we change the format slightly and start off a practical photo exercise. Practical exercises are the key to getting on your photographic journey. We look at a website recommendation as well as a tutorial and then hear some news on a WW2 Veteran photo shoot in New Zealand and a challenge to get involved in a community project. The New Zealand Professional Photographers decided to photograph WW2 veterans as many of them are in their 90s. Since the project started a number have already passed away. So getting it finished is vitally important. My challenge is that we find ways to get involved in community projects using our cameras. Enjoy the podcast.

We talk about selfies, love or hate them the word is now in the Oxford dictionary. Why do we hate selfies (unless we have taken them)? Because they really are bad images taken from the wrong angle and violating all photo principles. So based on this we look at 10 rules for iPhone or smartphone photography. If you're going to shoot using you smartphone then do it the right way. Our regular tutorial is replaced by another chat with our pro photographer Jules Goldswain. We end with a practical exercise. I honestly believe that the more use practical exercises the more creativity is stimulated.

Those of us who admire the work of great artists and the award winning images of outstanding photographers, marvel at the creativity of these artists. A little envious of their amazing abilities and natural talent. We look at our own photographs and wonder how we'll ever get anywhere near the masters. All is not lost or as bleak as it appears. I know that in my photography experience I would look at these photographers, look at my work, try to copy theirs, fail and then give up. It became a cycle of failure and discouragement until I realised that I could actually take good photos. It wasn't an instant change but a process. What I realised was that the masters never painted a perfect picture the first time they held a brush nor the great photographers the first time they held a camera. They began their creative journey somewhere. The important part of the process was on the journey and how they developed along this road of learning. So, equating this to you and me we have to start somewhere. You need to make a conscious choice that you are starting a creative journey. You need a starting point, a point of departure. It's back to this point that you'll look and use it as a comparison to your future work. With all this said and done, how do we start our creative journey? Let's take a look at a few points that will get you going: 1. Discover your area of passion It's sometimes necessary to discover your passion as we often keep these areas of ours lives hidden for various reasons. Society says that a man shouldn't like flowers or a woman can't get excited by motorcycles. So it's essential to rediscover what excites us and what makes our creativity tick. This in it itself is a small journey within our creative journey. Once you have uncovered this you have a foundation for fresh ideas and a platform for experimentation that will keep you motivated and not give up or become discouraged. Find a quiet place now and relax as you think about what are your passions. 2. Begin with the end in mind You need to have some ideas about what you want to achieve through you creativity. Have an understanding of what you want to create in your images. If you can't see something in your mind's eye and have no idea of what you want to achieve, you are lost before you begin. This is where the help of the masters comes in. Get inspiration but don't copy. There is a difference between copying someone else's work and being inspired by it. Allow it to get you excited

In this is show we talk about learning to see creatively. We look at a website recommendation, www.picturecorrect.com and an interview on closeup photography with Bernard Seymour-Hall. Then another creative tutorial, this time on shooting around the home when the weather is bad outside. The practical photo exercise to get you shooting more creatively is shooting blind by masking the LCD on your camera.

Every photographer has to start somewhere and most beginners have to overcome several hindrances on their photography journey. Here are the top five that I have discovered and how to overcome them. There is a misnomer that great images are shot by professionals and that the rest of us fit into the category of happy snappers which are a sub-standard group of photographers. The great divide is a figment of your imagination. There is no wide gap and I am going to show you why. I find it amazing that the students I teach have this idea that they can't take the great images the pros do and they have a mindset of inferiority. I am going to look at five hindrances that amateurs create for themselves, thereby limiting there photographic journey. 1. My photos are sub-standard This is probably true in certain respects but you will find that there are really great images scattered amongst your mainly average images. Key here is to find those images that are good and concentrating on making them better or shooting more like them. Here's a practical exercise for you to do. Select a random number of your photos, whether they are prints or digital, and sort through them choosing the ones you think are great and that measure up to your standards. Place them in a pile or folder. Now pack the rest away, discard them or put them in a file somewhere on your PC. Take the good ones and focus on them. Now tell yourself that you can take good photos. This is the first step to becoming an above average photographer. Your journey has begun. Change that mindset now. 2. My equipment is not good enough This is a statement that so many budding photographers make. And how wrong can you be. Good photographers take good images and NOT good cameras. A great photographer will take a top image using just an ordinary camera. Forty years ago most images were shot with cameras that are nowhere near the quality of equipment we use today. Concentrate on your photo taking and not on your camera. Composition is not dependent on a good camera but a good eye. 3. I can't get this right There is no right way to take an image. You have to start somewhere and it's not always easy so persevere at taking photos. You have to start somewhere and regular practise is essential. Gradually you will start getting better. Get to know you camera and its settings and learn what it can do. Your camera has automatic so use it to begin with. It doesn't make you any less of a photographer if you don't start with

In this show we talk about the fundamentals of creative photography. What creative photography is and how to be more creative. My guest on this show is Julian Goldswain a pro-photographer who works in Cape Town, South Africa. He chats about creativity from the angle of a working photographer and how important it is. What he does to get inspiration and some tips to be more creative. There is a tutorial about creative photography as well as a creative practical exercise that will help you on your road to creativity in your photography.It's a show that will help take you to your next level on your photography journey.