Quicklinks for: Point and shoot tutorials

Tutorials on using your camera more effectively:

• Avoiding blurry photos
• Auto mode cheat sheet
• Making backgrounds blurry
• Metering modes explained
• White balance
• How to read a histogram
• Another post on reading histograms

How to's for specific photo situations:

• Avoid dark people in sunset photos
• Creating silhouettes
• How to photograph the moon
• Taking photos of black or dark-colored pets