Photography Is Not…
Cameras, lenses and equipment. These are tools to help you make photographs. Photography is not f-stops shutter speeds and ISO or other technical matters. These things help you to refine your...
View ArticleStarting To Learn Photography
You’ve got to start somewhere. The place to start is to learn how to work your camera, preferably in fully manual mode. Learn to set your exposure by setting your ISO,aperture and shutter speed. Learn...
View ArticleThe Exposure Mode Dial On Your Camera
Your mode dial is usually found on top of your camera and is usually filled with letters and icons that allow you to pick how you want to make an exposure. On a lot of cameras there are a lot of...
View ArticleTaking Versus Making
When you work your camera in an automatic exposure mode you are taking pictures. In an automatic exposure mode your camera picks an aperture, a shutter speed and an ISO for you, so you TAKE what you...
View ArticleIt All Comes Down To Metering And Exposure
Imagine that you’re looking through the viewfinder of your camera. You’ve framed the content of your photograph perfectly, you’ve put a lot of effort and thought into this photograph. Your subject is...
View ArticleDC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting May 9 and May 11, 2013
Lighting With Portable Flash Starting class starting – May 9 and May 11, 2013 You’ll learn…. How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash… How to control the brightness of your flash… How to mix...
View ArticleDC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting May 9 and May 11, 2013
Lighting With Portable Flash Starting class starting – May 9 and May 11, 2013 You’ll learn…. How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash… How to control the brightness of your flash… How to mix...
View ArticleDeciding And Decisive
Until you press the shutter release to make an exposure you are a deciding photographer. When you press the shutter release to make an exposure you are a decisive photographer. If you are unsure of...
View ArticleHow Long Will your Camera La$t?
Many people think that digital cameras have made makes photography less expensive than using film. I’m not so sure about that. I think that in terms of workflow digital capture is much easier. In terms...
View ArticleDC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting May 9 and May 11, 2013
Lighting With Portable Flash Starting class starting – May 9 and May 11, 2013 You’ll learn…. How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash… How to control the brightness of your flash… How to mix...
View ArticleI’m Not Paying Attention To The Composition Of My Photograph
When we begin to learn about the craft of photography we may begin to think that that we are no longer paying attention to composition. Instead of simply framing what we want in our picture we’re now...
View ArticleSome Thoughts On Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is a part of exposure. You can set your shutter speed to vary the amount of light that falls onto your light sensitive material of choice. Longer/slower shutter speed = more exposure =...
View ArticleThe Pop-Up Flash On Your Camera
Take a look at the top of your camera. You’ll probably find a flash that you can conveniently pop-up with the press of a button. If you’ve never popped up the flash on your camera, the button is...
View ArticleDC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting July 10, 2013
Lighting With Portable Flash Starting class starting – Starting July 10, 2013 You’ll learn…. How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash… How to control the brightness of your flash… How to mix...
View ArticleDC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting July 10, 2013
Lighting With Portable Flash Starting class starting – Starting July 10, 2013 You’ll learn…. How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash… How to control the brightness of your flash… How to mix...
View ArticleAbove Average Photographers Make Above Average Photographs
If you’re an average photographer, you’re making photographs in an average way. The average way of making photographs consists of working in an automatic exposure mode. An automatic exposure mode,...
View ArticleDC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting July 10, 2013
Lighting With Portable Flash Starting class starting – Starting July 10, 2013 You’ll learn…. How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash… How to control the brightness of your flash… How to mix...
View ArticleDC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting July 10, 2013
Lighting With Portable Flash Starting class starting – Starting July 10, 2013 You’ll learn…. How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash… How to control the brightness of your flash… How to mix...
View ArticleAbout Metering And Exposure
Matrix, evaluative, center weighted, partial, spot. These are the names of some of the more common metering patterns that you’ll find on your camera. Program, automatic, aperture priority, shutter...
View ArticleDC Photo Classes – Lighting With Portable Flash Starting July 10, 2013
Lighting With Portable Flash Starting class starting – Starting July 10, 2013 You’ll learn…. How to get the “proper exposure” with your flash… How to control the brightness of your flash… How to mix...
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