If we said that Depth of Field was the range of focus found in any given picture, we would be partially right. Just as a camera is the box that captures light; it is also much more than that. A camera is made up of many parts. Depth of Field also has many [...]
September 17th, 2008 | 4 comments | ContinuedGeneral Photography Tips
How to Shoot Professional Images in Low Light
Low light…it can be a photographer’s nightmare. But here are some basic techniques that I use daily to overcome this obstacle. Some of this may sound mundane, but I am surprised constantly by how many photographers do not understand these basic principles.
September 8th, 2008 | 12 comments | Continued
Here’s One Of The Easiest Ways To Totally RUIN A Good Photograph
Ok, we haunt the camera shops, try out and buy all the latest gadgetry, read all the photo magazines and books. Finally, we load some film into our camera, (or insert a new memory stick) find a suitable subject and start firing away!
September 1st, 2008 | 0 comments | Continued
Better Photo Tips - Lines In Your Photos
Place a pencil tip to the paper and lift it up. What do you have? You have a dot, a circle, or a starting point. Now place that pencil down and move an inch in any direction. What have you created? You have created a line.
You have moved beyond the starting point, and created the [...]
HDR - Breathing New Life into Old Photos
High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography has recently captured my fancy. I’ve been looking at some wonderfully talented photographers experimenting with HDR, and I’ve recently completed reading The HDRI Handbook by Christian Bloch. Intrigued, I decided to attempt some HDR images with my photos.
August 12th, 2008 | 6 comments | Continued
Beginning in Photography - Shooting in Low Light
Shooting in low light can produce some stunning results. Colors are richer in the early and late hours of the day, and subjects such as buildings that are dull and uninteresting during daytime take on an entirely new persona lit up at night. This article looks at some techniques for making the most of low [...]
August 11th, 2008 | 2 comments | Continued
Beginning in Photography - Tripod - Friend or Foe?
They’re heavy, expensive, conspicuous, take time to set up and take apart again. In short, tripods are a nuisance. And in this age of digital cameras, we can always increase the ISO sensitivity to accommodate a low light situation. So why bother with one at all? Let’s look at some of the advantages of using [...]
August 6th, 2008 | 1 comment | Continued
Get the Perfect Exposure - Every Time!
Did you ever get back a fresh batch of film, only to be disappointed in finding out that you got back wash-out boring images.
The problem is that you didn’t expose your film properly.
Whether we use a digital or film camera, we need to be able to calculate exposure properly.
Photography Printing
Once your images are taken the next and most important factor is the quality of the print. If you are thinking about doing the printing at home, you need to be able to create quality prints and you also need to know the best quality paper and ink to buy. Before you decide whether to [...]
July 27th, 2008 | 3 comments | Continued
