Photography has come a long way from pinhole cameras and film photography. Today, smartphone cameras allow us to create images with a simple tap of a button. Much of the decision-making that photographers once engaged with is gone with modern…
You have likely experienced the phenomena where an image simply doesn’t do justice to the scene that you have before you. It’s all your camera’s fault for not being able to capture the beauty that you can see with your…
In its simplest terms, photography can be reduced to just 3 concepts, light, composition and subject. The best photography will make great use of all three of these aspects. This article briefly discusses each of these aspects. You will walk…
Automatic exposure modes alleviate the pressure of “calculating” the exposure of your images. However, they can often leave you with undesired results in tricky lighting situations. Manual exposure is essential for any photographer looking to truly harness the power of…
There are many tools, techniques and vocabularies that help when adjusting your exposure. In this article we take a look at the most common ones and how you can use them to measure light in photography. This is part four…
Taking great photos almost always comes down to how well you understand and incorporate these 7 elements when you’re behind the camera. Every time you compose an image you’re either in control of these elements or you’re not—and that is…
