Not getting the shots you want? Don’t blame your camera. Here’s what you should be thinking about other than gear
Camera Craft Articles
How to use your camera to its (and your) potential.
Have you ever wondered how photographers are able to depict lights with a star effect along piers, boardwalks or a sunrise with trailing rays peering through beams? One easy way is with a star filter. The other requires a simple technique using the light, the camera and the aperture (f/stop) settings. Either way, the stars are within your reach (couldn’t resist the pun). Examples of lights that can be cast into starbursts include (but are not limited to) lighted street posts, holiday lights, leading lights on a pier or street, the sun, a candle and even a lightbulb.
Modern autofocus is a remarkable thing. Not only can it lock onto stationary subjects within milliseconds but also it can track subjects moving at high speed in almost any direction. No matter which make or model, even the cheapest of modern cameras have great autofocus. There is a slight problem, though. Although the focus is […]
What we all want are super sharp images that make you say WOW. So here is a list of 10 keys to taking super sharp photographs
If you’ve been thinking about making the jump to film photography (not abandoning digital altogether, though), here are 5 things you should consider before diving in head first.
Do you know which settings to set first when you’re taking a photo? I saw a video a while back by professional photographer Spyros Heniadis who had a simple way to remember. I Am Shooting Use the acronym, “I. A. S.” That is: This is a good way to get your photo to look how […]
