Color Balance Before we delve into the details of white balance, it helps to have an understanding of color balance in photography. Color balance is the adjustment of the intensity of various colors in an image (typically the primary colors of Blue, Green, and Red). The objective of adjusting colors is render...

Automatic Mode With your first entry-level DSLR camera in hand, you may be wondering what all of the letters and symbols on your camera’s mode dial mean. Instead of staying in Auto Mode for every photo you take, it’s time get out of Auto and learn about your other options...

Use a Polarizing Filter Next to a solid tripod and ballhead, the accessory every landscape photographer must have is a polarizing filter. Using one will darken the sky (thereby making clouds stand out), will remove reflections from water, plus it will make leaves and foliage appear less shiny. Color saturation...

Landscape Photography I have always appreciated the beauty of nature, and the joys of travel. I remember, as a young boy, backpacking 12 miles into the Grand Canyon, through the Havasupai Indian Reservation, and finally arriving at Havasu Falls. I had never seen a more stunning and vibrant body of...

Photography Reflector Basics A reflector is often seen in the possession of many professional photographers. If asked, they would probably say that it was one of the basic must-haves for every serious photographer. Since light is a major aspect of any picture, it makes sense that the ability to manipulate that...