how do you get your picture quality THIS good?

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is it the type of camera? or a way of editing?

(btw I have photoshop 7.0 if that helps) thanks!
 
actually i agree with v2k1...

this pic isnt exactly what i will call great... then again you did say good didnt you?
 
The lighting is what stands out in the photo as being better than the usual snapshot. Most likely fill flash was used in this case, and that's the easiest. Other methods are using a reflector such as a white or shiny board to reflect the light into the shadowed part of the subject. This avoids the harsh contrasty shadows that you often see in sunlight.

It's not the camera, though the camera companies would love you to believe that and start spending on a fancy DSLR and lenses; any good digital point and shoot can use fill flash and produce something similar. It's not hiring a pro, using pro equipment, and it's not bokeh (a word some like to use to describe a blurry background, though it's incorrect), a good photographer learns to use what he has available and can produce outstanding photos with whatever he uses.

Try backlit subjects using (forced) fill flash with your existing camera, and if it has the settings, set the flash to minus 2/3 or 1 stop so you still have shadows, but they are not so harsh. That way you don't get the flat lighting that full power fill flash produces.
 
i think its the camera. it really depends on the quality of the lens, the steadiness of the hand and the lighting.
 
that can be done with just about any camera...the basic trick is to set your iso to 100 (for sun) and hold the camera very still and very level...
part of what makes it so good is the composition, also.
practice practice practice then practice some more.
 
That just looks like a good camera. It either has a good auto mode or the photographer knows how to use manual mode well. If you're looking for these results in the majority of your pictures, consider a dSLR (digital SLR) camera or high-end point-and-shoot like the Canon G9. While a bit more expensive than others, they are professionally designed and made, so you can't really go wrong with something like that.

Hope this helps.
 
This picture has balanced lighting. That is the key point.

Their faces are illuminated by fill-flash to help equalize with the bright background sunlight. Any decent point and shoot could have produced this image.
 
It is more in the camera than the processing. The processing can only work with the info that it has, if it isnt there to begin with, it cant "make it good".
 
You shoot it in the middle of the day, ignore the light meter, and don't forget to tilt the horizon.
 
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