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Article: Snow Exposure Tips.Don’t let gray snow give you the winter blues

Is it snowing where you are? Grab a camera and start shooting so you can show how snow transforms everyday scenes into winter wonderlands. But first, learn how to avoid a classic winter photography gotcha.

Article: PhotoZAP 15: Lost in a Fog.Our critics praise and pan your pictures

“The fisherman was placed dead center, and the image lacks punch.”—Mason Resnick

Article: DSLR scene mode secrets!.The easy way to good exposures

Scene Modes are Program mode on steroids. They turn the whole job of exposure over to camera's CPU to not only make all of the relevant exposure choices—and maybe even ISO and color balance settings--but is biased toward specific shooting conditions. The Scene Mode you choose may even automatically pop-up the built-in flash!

Article: Fireworks Mode.Your guide to digital camera scene modes

Whether you're going to a destination where fireworks are a daily event or are waiting for the Fourth of July, here's a look at a compact camera mode that can come in quite handy...fireworks mode.

Article: Landscape mode.Your guide to digital camera scene modes

With summer travel time upon us, you may find yourself trying to capture the beauty of scenic vistas. Landscape mode helps you take the guesswork out of properly exposing and focusing on the vast scenes before you.

Article: Beach Mode (or Snow Mode or Beach/Snow Mode).Your guide to digital camera scene modes

Summer's here, and you're probably going to want to hit the beach. Here's a scene mode that is bound to come in handy: Beach Mode!

Article: Pets/Kids mode.Your guide to digital camera scene modes

Pets and kids have several things in common, at least as far as cameras are concerned,. Top begin with, they’re both very popular photographic subjects. It’s nearly impossible to find a photo album that doesn’t contain at least a few pictures of kids and pets.

Article: Sports/Action mode.Your guide to digital camera scene modes

Sports happen fast. Good shots appear and disappear in the blink of an eye. Even if every scene during a sporting event is a great shot, it can still be difficult capture great images because the participants are usually moving so fast that it’s hard to freeze the action.

Article: Vivid and Neutral Color Modes.Your guide to digital camera scene modes

Generally, your camera does a very good job of recording the world in accurate, genuine colors—unless you tell it otherwise.

Article: Sepia Mode.Your guide to digital camera scene modes

To give photos an old-fashioned appearance, use the Sepia Mode. All of the colors will be replaced with varying shades of sepia (sort of a dark brownish-yellow) that’s commonly found in some antique photos.

Article: Coupling (or Composite or Paste) Mode.Your guide to digital camera scene modes

Ever wish you could combine more than one picture into a single image? Like when you and a friend are at the Grand Canyon and there’s no one around to take a picture of the two of you together?

Article: Soft Mode.Your guide to digital camera scene modes

Flowers are always great photographic subjects. But making a rose look truly beautiful can be a thorny problem.