Clarity Close-Up

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Raven 24

Yay! I've finally purchased a camera with zoom and can take clear close-up photographs of items for WITCHCRAFTS by Liorah Lleucu now. Here's some examples of my photographic success with my new Kodak Z8612 IS digital camera with 12X zoom! It's so easy even a novice like me can capture the fine web of black tulle! I am so pleased with the performance of this camera. Click the graphic to enlarge.



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Close-Up Digital Photography

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Keolwulf 28

I am grateful to my mother for allowing me to use her digital camera to take photos of the items I'm listing online at my etsy shoppe, but despite that, the auto-focus camera quite frankly sucks. LOL. It takes LOUSY close-up photos. I definitely need to invest in a digital camera capable of taking clear close-ups showing item details.

I know next to nothing about digital photography. I know I need a camera, a memory card and a USB cable to get the photos from the camera to my computer and that's about it. Perusing the internet, I am thinking about purchasing a Canon PowerShot A80 4MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom. Anyone have any thoughts about or experience using this camera or suggestions about another one? Think inexpensive. I don't want to spend a fortune at this point on a digital camera, but I do want one that can show item details and not blur them when shooting a close-up of the item. I want people to be able to see the item clearly and distinctly.

I think armed with a good camera with zoom capabilities I might be able to take decent photos, develop my photography skills, and take shots with a little bit more artistic perspective. Right now I'm rather limited in the camera area, but this will change and my photos will get better.