There are actually many reasons why you might want to take a tripod, beyond shooting at night. Today we are going to explore some of them. But first, and I have gone on about this before, don’t buy a cheap tripod. Spend as much as you can afford on a good set of legs and a separate, suitable head. A cheap tripod will put you off for life. Buy a good one and you will understand why tripods matter more than you think.
Camera Craft Articles
How to use your camera to its (and your) potential.
When you are a beginner in photography, the first thing to understand in order to get better at photography is the exposure triangle. You will need a good understanding of what happens when you change aperture values, shutter speeds and ISO. In this article, we have put together several resources, that will help you to understand these three factors and in turn understand the exposure triangle to capture better photos.
We might look at the dull weather, and perhaps the seemingly dull suburban environment that many of us might live in and think “no photography today.” But to do so is to miss a potential gold mine of photographic possibilities. Today we are going to look at capturing the magic in the mundane.
In photography, we are working with light which can be manipulated in various ways using various techniques and elements. When looking at how light behaves during this process, before and after passing through through the lens, we are able to capture some very interesting photographs. There are various ways in which you can modify or manipulate the properties of light or even use the camera lens creatively for photography and capture unique shots. Here are some tutorials that will help you get started with creative photography.
There comes a point in your photographic learning curve when you realise that something is not progressing quite the way you had hoped. Often that is the creative element to your images. Sure they look good, great exposure and colour. They may be well composed but they are lacking that creative hook that many of your more experienced photographers are demonstrating. In short, you are taking photos not seeing them.
Dynamic range can be a confusing term especially if you are a beginner in photography and one that is also not greatly understood by many photographers. In this article, we have put together some resources that will help you to understand dynamic range and improve your photography.
