This setting is able to compensate for the light that reflects from snow.

Your digital camera may have a program mode, which can be the equivalent of full auto mode, or slightly different. Read your manual to learn how your camera is configured. Typically, program mode provides you with some control of the exposure components

This setting allows you to take multiple shots of a wide panorama, as in a landscape photo, and then combine those images into one, using photo-editing software.

This acronym is for Red, Green and Blue. All other colors are mixtures of these primary colors in various combinations. Mix one of these colors with another and you'll create the secondary colors of cyan, magenta and yellow. Typically, your computer stores your photos as RGB images, but you'll...

Any kind of surface that helps you to reflect light onto a specific portion of a picture, such as a person's face in a shadow. Reflectors are available as professional photography equipment or can be handmade. Reflectors can also be large boards that are white or coated with a reflective surface.

This refers to the amount of time required for various functions on your digital camera (startup, shutter lag and pauses between shots) to work. Each type of camera has different response times. The better the digital camera (DSLRs, especially), the faster the response times.

Also known as pink-eye, this is when the light of an electronic flash hits the retina at the back of the eye directly. You may have seen this effect in wildlife films of animals shot at night. To eliminate red-eye, use a flash unit that allows you to remove it from your camera and hold it at a...

This is a compositional concept to help you place the primary subject or object of your photo at the most pleasing location within the frame. When you look through your camera, imagine two equally spaced vertical and horizontal lines creating a gird of nine squares (like Tic-Tac-Toe). You want to...