Tiny Tips 6 – Study your Main Light Source
by birdyboo Remember to be aware of and study the main source of light. The main source of light may be a direct source of light, sunlight deflecting from a wall or sunlight diffused by clouds. If the key light…
How your lens was made… a video
Here’s a great video from YouTube about how TV lenses are made. The same basic principles apply to Digital and Film SLR cameras, so this is a really interesting watch; from Discovery Channel, no less…
Camera Maintenance Basics: How to Keep Cameras Running Well
Ok, so maybe you don’t have a $3,000 camera, or the expensive lenses that go with it, but you’ve put in a tidy sum to get your camera gear, and I’m sure you’d like a couple of camera maintenance ideas…
Tiny Tips 4 – Study Highlights!
by David The earlier two tips were about attributes of light that may well be avoided. Here is one aspect of light that you would do well to utilise constructively. While a light source from behind the camera helps you…
Understanding Photographic Filters for Your Lens
Why Filters are Fun Using filters have always been a fun part of my photography. They allow you to take a photograph of a normal scene, and make it look extraordinary. There are various kinds of filters; coloured filters and special effects filters….
Zoom out in your mind
Have you ever noticed the way in which you seem to be able to focus on just one object of a scene (say a spoon on a table or a shop’s signboard on a street) when in fact your eyes…
How to Take Better Party Pictures!
There are party pictures; and there are party pictures. This is why you need to know how to make yours stand out from the crowd. This series of tips is for compact digital camera users who want to make sure that everyone…
Megapixel Myth: Do You Need More Megapixels?
The rush for more megapixels has been on for quite a few years now. More pixels are being packed on smaller (or same size) sensors every day. So what does this really mean? Do more megapixels actually mean more better…
It’s the Photographer, Not the Equipment
Camera Equipment. The Never-ending Quest! For many years now, I’ve been a person who’s been caught up in the equipment game… partly because my father – a frequent traveller to european countries – is an equipment enthusiast and for as…
