Photography for the Serious Amateur
Photography for the Serious Amateur
Photographing Architecture calls for photographers to use Tilt-Shift lenses much of the time, especially for tricky photos. Tilt-Shift lenses (also called TS or PC lenses) correct perspective distortion. This means that they correct the vertical lines of a building so…
The world of photography, television, and cinema revolves around the camera lens; a marvel of optical engineering. The process of camera lens manufacturing is a fascinating blend of precision, expertise, and meticulous attention to detail. This article provides an in-depth…
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 (frontal lighting) helps you…
The Back-Story Right now, I’m a semi-professional photographer, apart from taking photographs, I also do some graphic design, advertising design and web design. Over the years, I’ve always had trouble with designing websites because of the complicated tables that people…
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.…
Light is what photography is all about. There are sources of light, and there are subjects that receive and reflect light. Remember that when light strikes a surface it gets reflected ; diffused; refracted or absorbed.
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…
Photography literally means drawing with light… to take good photographs you have to study light and the play of light on your subject. You can also play with light, like TIO… has done here. Look forward to “Tiny Tips” on…
Capturing the energy and memorable moments at a party via photographs can be challenging, but that can be its own reward. It’s a challenge to stay in the moment and enjoy the party while also capturing photos in a memorable…
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 traveler to European countries – is an equipment enthusiast. For as long…
Photographs have an unnatural power over people. At first glance, they are slices of time that have been frozen forever to be recollected upon command. However, the reality is quite different. The images are never quite a perfect recollection of…
