Rule of thirds - You will find this rule mentioned a lot and it's a great way to capture a moving object. Just imagine a tic-tac-toe frame and capture the subject from one of the two sides.

Shapes and lines - Move five to ten feet away to the side to capture a straight line at an angle.

Vantage point - Shoot a picture at a lower vantage point. Increasing the height away from the object can reduce its significance.

Balance - However, unbalanced or asymmetrical objects are often more visually stimulating than balanced objects.

Framing - Use the frames of windows to capture an outdoor scene. Use doors and walls of a building to capture a walking person.

Indoor photographs - Natural lighting can produce excellent candid shots instead of the flash, but be sure to use a tripod.

Camera adjustments - The aperture allows light to enter. You must learn how to adjust this properly and appropriately so that images will not appear as either very bright or very dim.

Lowering the shutter speed allows the image to be more exposed to light. You must learn the proper length of exposure so that images will not appear as blurry.

ISO speeds - Digital cameras have ISO speeds ranging from 100 to 800. The higher the ISO, the higher the camera's sensitivity to light's exposure. Be sure to master using this element along with the camera's aperture and shutter speeds.

Lens/Filters - Just about all digital SLR cameras allow you attaché different lenses.

Lenses can be categorized as follows:

a. A macro lens allows you to get closer to objects like insects and flowers

b. A wide angle lens is used for capturing landmarks, and large and wide sceneries

c. A telephoto lens allows longer zooms that let you get close to objects that are far away, like birds in trees.

Filters can be used to:

a. soften the effect of the image

b. provide blurring on the edges for portraits that have sensitive moods

c. add light flares for the image to be more dramatic

d. to reduce glare so that pictures appear more saturated, crisp, and vivid.

Once you have understood and mastered the important points on digital photography and capturing pictures, you will soon see that it is easy to capture great images with even the simplest of cameras.