Buy the Right Camera
Just like every other “toy” on the market there are cameras made for all levels of photography including beginners, intermediate and professional photographers. Be sure that you pick the right camera for your skill level. Learn all you can about the camera that you pick out so that you know what it can do and can’t do. Not everyone will need a camera that has a lot of fancy choices on it and honestly all real digital cameras on the market will take a picture that will print out looking nice enough to go in any album or picture frame.

If you are starting off with digital photography, buy a camera that will get you started by just pointing and clicking at your target. Later on you may decide that you need more in a camera and if that does happen you can upgrade.

Don’t Worry About Taking Too Many Pictures
The great thing about a digital camera is that you are not limited by having only 12, 24, 27 or in some cases, 36 pictures you can take. Depending on the size of your cameras memory stick you can often get 100 or more pictures to one card. It is better to take too many pictures than to not take enough pictures so that you are sure to get the best picture that you can. Digital camera picture taking is also much cheaper than the standard film pictures because unless you print out a picture the only cost is the batteries that you use. You can even buy rechargeable batteries now that will cut out that cost.

Many people will use it however to delete embarrassing pictures or ones they don’t like. Before you do ask yourself if it is something that will embarrass you in 10 years, or make you laugh. If it will make you laugh, save it!

Be Sure To Look Immediately!
Since digital cameras have a LCD screen on the back you can immediately look at and share your pictures with others. You can also preview several pictures of the same pose and delete the ones that are blurry or didn’t turn out right because of red-eye, a blink, or a strange smile giving you room on your card to take more pictures.

You Can Still Have Them Developed
Just because you are taking it digitally, doesn’t mean you have to develop it yourself. There are online sites like Clark that allow you to upload and buy prints of your pictures for as little as .09 cents. There are photo quality printers and paper that you can buy to print your own at home if you want to go that route. Either way you save a lot of money on prints from your digital camera as prints from your film camera can cost as much as .40 cents each, even for the pictures that don’t turn out right.

There is no reason to be scared about using a digital camera for your photography needs. You can still switch back and forth or use both types of cameras, but you can have lots of fun learning how to use a digital camera.

Put On Your Computer
Most people start by uploading their digital photographs to their computers. This way they can look at their pictures whenever they want without having to print them out. There is software that will let you edit your photos by cropping them, changing the colors, putting in fading effects and more!

Email Your Photos
Digital photos can easily be uploaded to your computer as a computer file and therefore emailed to family and friends. There is not a quicker or easier way to show grandma a picture of her new grandchild or share kindergarten graduation pictures than by snapping them with your digital camera and then sending them via email. The problem may come in with the size of your picture as most email clients have limitations on the size of files that can be sent and received. You can use your software to resize your pictures and make them smaller making them easier to send.

Online Photo Albums
There are many free online websites that offer digital photo albums. Here you can organize, share, view and purchase your pictures for very a very small charge. You should always keep a backup of your pictures by saving them to a CD as it is not a good idea to rely on such photo album services as the only copy of your digital photos.

Desktop Wallpaper
It is easy to select a picture to use as your wallpaper on your computer desktop. This allows you to look at your favorite picture whenever you start up or shut down your computer, as well as any other time you want while working on your computer. It is very easy to change this picture when you take another one that becomes your new favorite. You can also use your software to rotate through a list of photos that you select as well.

Set As Your Screensaver
Many people have screensavers set up on their computer. Like your desk top you can set up your screen saver to rotate through a list of photos that you select. Using a photo screen saver is a nice alternative to a black screen or to words flashing across your screen when you become inactive.

Create Collages
With digital pictures it is easy and fun to create a collage of your favorite pictures in order to print them out or share with others. Many times it is hard to pick just one picture as your favorite to share with a friend or relative so you want to create a collage where you can share several pictures and still not put a huge hole in your pocket book. Different software programs allow you to make great collages while keeping the quality and integrity of your photos intact.

These are just a few examples of what you can do with your pictures. In reality the options are endless and limited only by your imagination.