Hi,

This digital photography tip will definitely help you if you just have a compact camera and yet wish to take a photo of say, your child's school concert or some other stage event. Firstly, the "working aperture" will not be able to deal with the distance if you put it in telephoto selection. Instead, try the "wide-angle" selection and get as close as is possible. One must is that the stage lighting be very good because your flash cannot be used.  This is a challenging scenario, but if you use the tips suggested, then you will have the best possible outcome.