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How to Take Good Photos: Being Ready

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Child jumping over a fountain, photo by Tom Ang
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  1. Shutter lag is the time a digital camera needs to capture a picture after you have pressed the shutter button.
  2. Reduce shutter lag by focusing beforehand and waiting for the moment.
  3. Reduce shutter lag by turning off any unnecessary automatic features such as red-eye reduction.
  4. In this picture, the only way to catch the child at the right instant was to release the shutter just before she reached the ideal position.
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