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How to Get the Perfect Exposure in Your Photography
We've all been there. We upload our photos into our computer only to realize that the photos are either underexposed or overexposed. Now your only...
Exposure Compensation: How to Use it Correctly
Pick up a digital camera nowadays and one of the things you'll instantly notice is the Exposure Compensation on the menu screen. It's the...
Online Photography Courses for Beginners
We’re all photographers these days, sharing images on social media or blogs, instantly emailing snapshots to friends. But many of us have only the...
How to Take Better Portraits: Understanding the Principles of Aperture
Portraiture and Aperture
Portraiture is considered one of the most versatile and ever-changing practices of photography. A portrait is an image that not only captures...
What is Aperture? Introduction Lesson
In our course on Understanding the Exposure Triangle, we talked about the importance of light in photography and about controlling how much light gets...
Understanding ISO Sensitivity
ISO
In our course on Understanding the Exposure Triangle, we spoke of the importance of light in photography and about controlling how much light gets...
8 Tips for Better Landscape Photography
Landscape Photography Tips
Landscape photography is one of the toughest genre's of all types of photography. Once the moment is passed it can't be faked...
Using the Pop-up Flash on Your Camera
Pop-up Flash
This article, though primarily intended for DSLR users, would be just as useful for any digital camera user with a built-in flash. I...
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)
What is Auto Exposure Bracketing? Auto exposure bracketing, or AEB, is a term that is used to signify a process where the camera automatically takes...
5 Best Tips for Capturing Stunning Sunset Photography
You may have probably faced this challenge many times. You’re standing in front of the most magical sunset. You decide to whip out your...
An Introduction to Flash Painting
Flash Painting Slow shutter speed does open up a whole world of possibilities in as much as creative photography is concerned. Literally, you are limited...
Low Light Photography Tips
Low Light Photography
I wrote about flash painting in one of my previous articles. It is but one application of low light photography techniques which...
Reflector Basics
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...
Techniques for Landscape Photography
Landscape Photography Using simple camera techniques will assure you capture a beautiful, sharp landscape photograph. What's the point of spending considerable time and effort to...
10 Advantages of an External Flash
External Flash Photography
The basic flash that comes on your camera should rarely be used, it adds sharp shadows and flattens out your subject too...
Bright Light Photography
Portraits At High Noon
A common misconception about photography is that light is always good. In fact, too much light makes a very unflattering portrait. In...
Why Use a Gray Card?
Gray Card
A gray card is used for two purposes: To set a Custom White balance
Meter a Scene There are a lot of types of...
Aperture F Number
Aperture F Number (f-stop) We've already taught that the aperture is measured in f-stops and that the smaller the number, the bigger the opening. The...
Choosing the Best Aperture
How to Choose the Best Aperture Choosing the f-stop or best aperture is a main determining factor about what is in focus when you photograph...
Shutter Release Modes
Shutter Release Mode
There are several shutter release modes you can select to determine how and when the camera shutter activates to capture the image. If...
AE-L and AF-L Lock
AE-L Auto Exposure Lock * This button is used to lock exposure in one area of the frame then recompose the photograph. Set your exposure mode...
Low Light Photo Exercise
Low Light Photography
One of the concepts all beginners need to understand is that all your camera can do is capture light. This exercise will...
Histograms
Understanding Histograms
One tool that any good digital photo editing software program would have is a histogram and a way to manipulate the histogram. Histograms...
How to Adjust the Aperture on a DSLR
Adjust the Aperture Figuring out your aperture is important to learn in tandem with shutter speed. If you are unsure of aperture, visit the photography...
How to Adjust the Shutter Speed
Adjusting Shutter Speed Shutter speed goes hand in hand with the aperture setting on your camera. They both influence how much light enters the camera...