You maybe standing in front of one of natures true outstanding places or in a special place at the right time... on a cruise ship while taking in a holiday in the Arctic watching Polar bears on the ice, you pick up your camera and take two or three images, or maybe your childs first birthday you take a few pictures of the special day. Once you get them to your PC and load them up on to the monitor only to find they are blurry or some child had his head just at the bottom of the image, the moment will probably never come again and you have missed the chance.
When facing these types of situations take as many pictures as you can, many photographers take hundreds of photos a week and only a handful will come in a good way. Filling the memory card with as many as you can of those special occasions is the only way that you will avoid dissapointment.
Practise makes perfect! Well not always but if you hardly ever take a picture with your camera except for those special occasions then dont expect to be able to pick it up and take breath taking pictures. Walk around the house and take photos of all your children, the pets, fresh flowers in the garden. Play around with the zoom as well, become familiar with the layout of the dials and the settings, so when that special moment does arise you are not caught messing around with the zoom and getting the dial into the right position, it should be natural.
If you are going to a special place to take photos then a little research on the location is essential. Where does the sun rise and set, is it a open space with lots of green fields or will you be in the middle of a concrete jungle. Is it a typical sunny spot or is known for its grey and cloudy days. These points may seem trivial at the moment, but if you turn up to a location to find you are in the middle of a field with rain and a strong wind with it getting dark very quickly you will be upset that you didnt research the area first.
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