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5. Exposure Proper exposure, or the brightness/darkness of an image, makes a huge difference in its quality. With digital photography you can get away with an image that is slightly dark, since there is an excess of digital information that can be removed to lighten it. But a too bright or "washed out" image is a lost cause. If you have trouble getting good exposures with your camera, most will let you automatically "bracket" each shot. Instead of a single image the camera shoots three, one underexposed by an amount of your choosing, one normal and one overexposed. Most cameras will also let you override the automatic exposure setting up or down before you shoot until you get the exposure you want. 6. Image Size/Type For publication in print as in Rider magazine, or if you want to make high-quality, large prints from your photos, you need to shoot large, "high- resolution" images. Set your camera to produce the largest image or file size, and if it offers it, to the minimum compression setting (often called fine or superfine). For magazines you really need a camera capable of at least 7 megapixels that produces images of at least 2,300 x 3,000 pixels, or about 32 x 42 inches at 72 dpi. Some cameras also offer the ability to shoot "raw" images, with no compression at all, but these require special processing and are really only necessary for pro-level work. In most cases .jpg or .jpeg type images are fine if they're big enough. Different story for the Internet. Your images can be much smaller, but keep in mind that while you can shrink a larger image to Internet size, you generally can't enlarge a small, low-resolution image to print size. 7. Camera If you still need to choose a camera for your next adventure, there are plenty out there that offer all of the features you need in a compact size. Look for one that can make images of at least 7 megapixels if you're shooting for print (more is better). Image stabilization is a nice feature to have, particularly if you want to be able to zoom-in on distant subjects. Good zoom numbers are 16X to 20X and higher, but make sure that this is the camera's "optical" zoom rating, i.e. the zoom ratio that the lens is actually capable of achieving, not the camera software (digital zoom). The ability to shoot video in HD quality is desirable, too. Some smartphones are capable of shooting large images, but unless you're very careful about lighting and exposure, the scenic image quality their lenses produce is not always good enough for print. TOURING TIPS 10 Photography Tips for Your Next Long Ride 5 6 7 www.FavoriteRidesAndDestinations.com | ridermagazine.com PAGE 91 SPRING 2017 ISSUE 01 / VOL. 02