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Holga Cameras and Lomography

Lomography
Lomography Photography, a genre pushed by the manufacturer of the Holga camera, Lomo, emphasizes the camera’s ability to take photographs on the fly much like Kodak does. In fact you don’t have to have a camera made by Lomo such as the Holga in order to create Lomography. Lomograpy is more the idea that you [...]

What is Aperture?

THE APERTURE is built inside each lens and it controls the light entering a camera.  A lot like the shades on a window control the light:

“Stopped down” f16 or f22

Posing Tips for Engagement Photos

Naturally Posing Engagement Photos
I admit it, last year I got tricked into buying a flip book full of tips on posing couples for engagement portraits. And it wasn’t cheap. And I never ever even pulled it out of my bag to use it, not one time. Not that I am any sort [...]

What is ISO?

A recent post on our Exposure Control Lesson posed the question, What is ISO? Here’s a more in depth explanation.

What is ISO?
What is the ISO standard and what it means to Photographers
ISO is short for International Organizational Standard.  In the photographic world, ISO is most most commonly referred to as a film rating system.  Think [...]

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