Shoot Big, Obvious Forms Pixels don't treat all objects equally. About the worst thing you can photograph with a digital camera is a tree. If the camera captures about a million pixels, and the tree contains a few hundred thousand leaves, you end up with three or four pixels per leaf, so it all smears together in a big, gummy mess. The same goes for lawns, gardens, distant mountains, hairy surfaces, or anything else with scads of intricate details. For the best results, photograph clearly defined subjects with smooth, distinct outlines.
People photograph well, as do cars, buildings, furniture, and most man-made objects.
Stick to obvious foreground subjects that stand out clearly from their backgrounds, and you should be fine. If you've ever shot a picture with a flash, you've no doubt encountered red-eye, in which everyone's pupils turn bright red, giving them a mildly demonic look. The culprit is dilated pupils. In dim light, the pupils are nice and big, permitting the flash to bounce off the inside of the retina and reflect back into the camera lens. One solution is to turn on your camera's red-eye reduction flash.