There is something I have observed, particularly with newcomers to photography. That is, they will often try to capture everything in a scene rather than isolate a subject. That trait tends to diminish as we become more experienced, but there is another thing we often do, concentrate on the subject as a whole rather than […]
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How to use your camera to its (and your) potential.
Film photography has never really gone away. Sure, it’s declined massively since the arrival of digital, however these days increasing numbers of newer photographers are trying their hand at film photography. I have written several articles about shooting film here at Light Stalking, yet I have realized that there may well be an entire section […]
Long gone are the days of split cirque focusing and a meter needle. Today’s cameras have an almost overwhelming selection of indicators and tools. Sometimes it’s difficult to know which ones to use and which to switch off. A cluttered viewfinder can actually be a handicap to creativity, the numbers, lines, flashing warnings all drawing our eye away from the actual task of composing the image.
So with that in mind, what are the viewfinder tools that you really should be looking to use? Today we will find out, above and beyond the basic exposure and focus tools
Exposing to the right is a technique that has been around since the dawn of digital photography. I will go into it in a little more depth in a moment. Many photographic techniques end up being fads, trends that people tire of. However, back in the day, ETTR was a very powerful tool for expanding the dynamic range of a sensor.
These days, sensors are significantly better. They have more dynamic range, lower noise levels and better overall image quality. So does ETTR have any relevance in modern digital photography. To find out, we are going to have to first take a look at what ETTR is.
At first glance photography can seem both immensely complicated but also very easy. After all with modern cameras you literally can just point and shoot and 99% of the time get a good image. However it’s that extra 1% that will give you the truly great photographs and make you an accomplished photographer. It’s also that 1% that can seem complicated.
Today we are going to take a look at some of the most common beginner photography mistakes that many newcomers can make.
Back in 2021, after my father had passed away, I found his old film camera. It was a Minolta X300, exactly the same model that I had bought as my first “serious” camera. Until a few years before he died I had no idea that he had bought the same camera, and I often wondered […]
