There are many reasons to use digital photography. One of the most important is that you have a much greater control over the final result. With traditional photography and processing, once you've pressed the shoot button there's little you can do: you depend upon the negatives and the quality of the processing service. You wait for days to have your photos back just to realize that many of them are completely unusable. If you have come across these inconveniences, it's time to change all this and switch to digital photography and photo processing. For those of us who are not very technical, it may seem overwhelming However, using digital photography and changing your pictures the way you want is easier than you can imagine and anyone who has ever touched a computer can do it. This is a short guide to help you through the process of learning how to take advantage of digital photos.

The first and easiest thing you can do is get used to looking at your photo in the camera before you take it. This gives you the chance to try again in case you are not satisfied with the way it turned out.. It's easier to build on good photos. If you don't have the time to do this each time you take a new photo, you can go through all of the pictures on your memory card later to see which ones you like and would want to use. After you have made a selection, you have to transfer your pictures from the camera to your PC. You can use the memory card inside the camera or a transfer cable. You have to do this as most photo printing services will ask you to upload the photos to their website from your account page. You should create an account in advance and carefully go through the instructions on the way you should upload your photos. This way the process of sending your images to the photo printing service will be faster.

After you've got your pictures on you PC, you can go through them to see which ones you like and are worth printing. Most computer systems today have a pre-installed image viewing software that enables you to double-click each file and open it right away. You may also want to change the picture a bit in order to improve the result. For this you need a photo editing program. Basic applications, which are usually free and available for download over the Internet, include some options which let you make minor changes to the picture, such as resizing, cropping and rotating before saving it. More advanced software programs give you more freedom to play with the image. You can change colors or add special effects.

After picking the application that responds best to your needs and making the changes you want, all you have to do is save the file and upload it to the digital photo printing website from your account page. This is an easy process and should take no more than a few minutes depending on how many pictures you want to print. When the upload is complete, you can move on to the ordering page of the photo printing website and have the photos sent directly to your home. This way you get the photos you want without even leaving the house.