Some people make a discretionary purchase of say, a digital camera, and it works well, and provides lots of fun and then suddenly, the thrill is gone.

Your once shiny new toy has picked up a few dings and scratches, and even though it still works well, you're starting to develop lustful feelings for that new 50 megapixel beauty with the 20-2000mm lens.

But is it a new camera you really want or is it a new direction in photography that you really need?

In these tough economic times, unless you're one of the fortunate few with money to spare you may want to put aside your urge to buy and tune up your creativity brain cells instead.

Check out this article that gives you great tips on how to improve your picture taking results by falling in love all over again with your current digital camera.

Hey, take note that the author also believes in the importance of reading your camera's manual, as I've pointed out, and taking a camera along at all times, as I always recommend:

Take a camera with you whenever possible, and look around, you'll find a picture somewhere.

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