some other helpful tips of lens

Macro lense
Selecting the proper lens is also important. To take phenomenal pictures of flowers or objects close up, you should select the macro lenses. Macro lenses focus on objects closest to the lens. The macro lens is usually expressed as a ratio. For example, with a 1:1 lens, the object appears life-sized in the picture. A 2:1 macro lens doubles the object's size. You may also see it as a number such as + 10. The higher the number, the more magnified your object will be.

Telephoto Lens

Telephoto lenses will also give you stunning close-ups, but of objects far away, like wildlife or your daughter playing soccer. Anything longer than 70 millimeters is considered telephoto. These lenses compress space, so the larger the lens, the closer the objects in the image appear to one another.

Wide Angle Lens

If you are shooting landscapes or cityscape, choose a wide-angle lens. These allow you to capture more without having to move farther away. Anything smaller than 35 millimeters is a wide angle. Essentially, the smaller the number, the wider the angle and the more you capture.

Other features

A couple of other quick tips, turn on the flash when someone's face is shadowed to try and fill out the light, and turn it off when you're at your son's piano recital. The flash will only help you light up objects within eight feet of the camera. When in doubt, read through your camera's manual, set your camera to fully automatic, and remember you can always crop, color, and adjust the images on your computer afterwords.