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You can still take good photos without your usual camera.
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There is never a camera around when you need one.
When you can find one, the batteries have been stored inside the camera for years and are now green rust. Or a button on the camera is sticking since your nephew Eli nailed it with Silly String at his birthday party.
Even if the camera is OK, you have to stop by a store to find the right film.
Capturing a slice of an event, a moment in time that will become a memory for you shouldn't be this hard.
Actually, it's not as hard as you think. In 1987, Kodak and Fuji introduced disposable cameras, making the first self-contained, maintenance-free, user-friendly cameras. Disposable cameras, also called single-use cameras, are available with 12-exposure to 39-exposure rolls of film sealed in the plastic camera body.
There are now specialty disposable cameras for underwater and panoramic views, as well as black-and-white shots.
For instance, the Kodak Max Water & amp; Sport One-Time-Use Camera is waterproof up to 50 feet deep. Waterproof cameras are a good option for hikes or a day at the beach because they are resistant to sand as well as water.
It's a good idea to keep a one-time-use camera in the glove compartment of your car in case of emergencies.
Getting on-the-spot images of an accident scene may outweigh the risk of less-than-optimum picture quality.
And you won't feel nearly as bad replacing a one-time-use camera damaged by extreme summer temperatures in your car than you would paying to repair traditional equipment.
Keep this in mind
It is important to choose these cameras the same way you choose film. Outdoor/indoor high speed or slow speed is important, so read the packages closely.
These cameras are designed to have a large depth of field, which means that they focus on everything beyond 3 to 5 feet (depending on model), so blundering on focus is not a problem.
This large depth of field is nice, but the minimum distance is important. Out-of-focus photos will result if you are too close to the subject, but don't be afraid to work on the fringes of this restraint.
Photos of friends and family tend to have more impact when you can recognize them, so step a little closer and fill the frame of the photo. Unless Uncle Murray is showing off his new tie-dye socks, walk up to your subject, lose the feet and legs, and get a tight shot from the waist up.
Disposables have a 1.5-volt battery that will power up your flash, which works within 8 to 14 feet from the camera, depending on the model. When using the flash, keep your subjects on an even plane. The reflection of the flash dissipates through distance, so objects closer to the camera will be brighter than objects farther away.
In a flash
Just because there is plenty of light outside doesn't mean you should not use the flash on these cameras. A flash will even out tones, ensuring that the subject stands out against the background.
Indoor photography needs more light, so flashes on disposable cameras are a necessity.
Obviously, you need to use the flash indoors, but what about the dreaded red eye? Because the flash on a disposable camera is positioned close to the lens, red eye will occur if you take a photo of someone in low light.
The easiest way to reduce red eye is to turn the lights on. The brighter the ambient light, the more the pupil contracts so that light doesn't reflect off your subject's retina, resulting in red eye.
With the purchase of a $5 or $10 disposable camera, the frustration of forgetting your usual camera at home can be transformed into good photos if you stay within the limitations of the camera. Make those precious shots worth it.