What are some optional accessories that will help me take better photos with my digital camera?

What are some optional accessories that will help me take better photos with my digital camera?

Mark Comon (Vice President, Paul's Photo, Torrance, CA) gives expert video advice on: What digital still-camera accessories are essential?; What are some optional accessories that will help me take better photos with my digital camera? and more...

With digital camera accessories, for most digital photographers' with landscape outdoor photography, the number one accessory to help you take better photos with your digital camera would be a polarizing filter. A polarizing filter makes amazing pictures in landscape and bright sunshine outdoor. You'll never get that effect digitally, you'll never get that effect in the computer, and I'll tell you that virtually every picture you see landscape scenic-wise, National Geographic or any magazine, is using a polarizing filter. Therefore the number one useful accessory for taking better photos with your cameras is a polarizing filter. The second most useful accessory would be a tripod. A tripod allows you to get in your own picture and to give you more stability for low-light picture. The third most useful camera accessory for taking better photos would be either a remote release or a wired remote. This will give you more stability or allow you to wirelessly get into the picture. These are all three cool accessories for your digital camera.