Happy Thanksgiving
Just a quick post to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving today wherever you are in the world! As a special Thank You to all my readers, I have recently made up a ‘Photography Cheat Sheet’ – a small printable guide that sets out basic photography and manual camera settings information for you. Print this out […]
Sensor Cleaning
The idea of cleaning your camera’s sensor fills many photographers with dread. It may seem difficult or complicated but it is actually much more straightforward than you may think. In this article, I will give you a simple guide on how to check for sensor dust and how to effectively clean your camera’s sensor. Today […]
How to Photograph Light Trails
The concept of taking photographs with light trails may seem a little tricky but actually is much more straightforward than you may think. In this article I will give you some tips to help capture more light trails in your images. Light trails are captured with long exposure photographs – where the shutter speed is very slow to […]
Bracketing Images
Camera Exposure Bracketing So what is exposure bracketing and why do we need to do this? Well we saw in the last tutorial about dynamic range that your camera cannot record the extreme variations in light and dark that your eyes can see. You can click here to read that post. Where the scene’s brightness is […]
Dynamic Range
What is ‘dynamic range’ and how does it affect our photographs? I think one of the most difficult issues most people face when taking photographs is how to record a scene as we see it with our eyes. Quite often the scene we are trying to photograph has an extreme range of brightness from very dark […]
Camera Drive Modes
Hi there This is just a quick post to give a simple explanation of your camera’s different drive modes – what they are, what they do and when you should use each one. Camera Drive Modes You camera has a number of modes you can select to control how it reacts when you press the shutter button. […]
Camera Exposure Metering Modes
A simple straightforward guide to the different camera exposure metering modes and tips on when to use each one. Hi there So as we know – photography is the recording of light and how well we are able to do this this through the camera will greatly affect our photographs. Too much light and our images […]
How to Photograph the Moon
This is a simple tutorial on how to photograph the moon and includes tips to ensure that you get the best results in your photographs. When we finally have a clear sky and get to see the moon at all, it is a sight that many often try to photograph, whether of the moon itself […]
Starburst Effect
Simple straightforward guide to creating the starburst effect in camera. Hi there I have had a few questions recently on how to achieve the ‘starburst’ effect on lights in your photographs. I have been asked whether this is an effect added in through photoshop or postproduction or by adding a filter to add onto your […]
The camera diopter and how to use it
Hi there – Just a quick post this time about that mysterious little dial wheel next to your DSLR camera’s viewfinder window. This is called the diopter and here is what its for and how you use it. What is the Diopter for? Obviously everyone has different eyesight, and some people use glasses or contact […]