Unlike film photography, digital photography pictures are taken with an electronic replacement for film which stores the photos inside the camera and can transfer the photos to a personal computer.

The digital files can then be manipulated using professional editing software before processing them into prints in the photography lab.

The advantages of digial photography are numerous:

• the photos are ready for viewing as soon as they are taken;
• paper waste is prevented because the picture can be viewed before it is processed;
• pictures can be edited via computer or erased if they do not measure up to acceptable standards;
• the digital photos on the disk will not deteriorate as negatives can.