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Shutter speed in photography: how to capture anything that moves! Get to grips with the basics of shutter speed in photography as we explain everything you need to know to take sharp pictures across a range of exposures.

Shutter speed in photography: how to capture anything that moves!

Words by Andrew James… There are times when your choice of shutter speed can make or break your shot, so it’s absolutely critical to understand how it works so you don’t fall into any of the traps that can ruin your image. Shutter speed works hand-in-hand with aperture and ISO, the two other elements in the exposure triangle. Shutter speed is simply the time the camera’s sensor is exposed to light. 40 Dicas para sua Maquina Fotográfica Profissional. Maximizing Depth of Field Without Diffraction. So you are out shooting and you want to capture the full scene in front of you – all the way from what is directly in front of you to the background way off in the distance.

Maximizing Depth of Field Without Diffraction

You know you need a really large depth of field, and you know what you need to do to get it. You reach for the camera’s aperture control and crank it down all the way to f/22 (or f/32 if your lens allows). Better photo tips: 60 of the most amazing, surprising, incredible bits of photography advice you'll ever read. Following on from our popular 77 photography techniques, tips and tricks for taking pictures of anything post, we’re bringing you this list of 60 incredibly useful bits of photography advice.

Better photo tips: 60 of the most amazing, surprising, incredible bits of photography advice you'll ever read

If you’re new to photography, this resource of surprising camera tips and time savers provides an invaluable shortcut to better photos and a smarter workflow. If you’re a more experienced photographer, there’s still plenty of technical and technique refreshers here. An Introduction to the Inverse Square Law. I don’t know about you, but I was never much of a math student.

An Introduction to the Inverse Square Law

I needed a tutor in high school for both geometry and physics. I chose a double major in college (Journalism/English) that required no math. I practiced law for fourteen years, where any math I needed was either pretty easy or done on a calculator. Even when I ditched my briefcase for a camera bag and embarked on a new career, I felt pretty secure in the knowledge that confusing math had no place in the world of photography. And then the Inverse Square Law reared its ugly head. Em Queda Perpétua. What is maximum aperture? Which lenses go widest (and why it matters) What is maximum aperture?

What is maximum aperture? Which lenses go widest (and why it matters)

It’s a question we often hear from new photographers who are getting to grips with their lenses or trying to understand depth of field. In this guide we explain what it means to set the maximum aperture, which lenses go widest and what you actually gain in terms of your images. Click on the infographic to see the larger version, or drag and drop to your desktop to save. Flash photography tips: external flash techniques anyone can understand.

Lighting can be one of the most challenging aspects of photography, and yet it is so key.

Flash photography tips: external flash techniques anyone can understand

An external flash unit is one of the most effective ways of ensuring a correct exposure, but setting them up and usage them correctly is again a major challenge. In our latest batch of flash photography tips we’ve really tried to go in-depth and leave no stone unturned. How Live View autofocus works: what your camera's manual doesn't tell you. When you switch your camera to Live View, the image is no longer reflected up into the viewfinder or down on to the phase-detection AF sensor.

How Live View autofocus works: what your camera's manual doesn't tell you

It passes straight through to the sensor, which relays the image ‘live’ to the LCD display on the back of the camera. The image on the sensor is also used to check and adjust the focus. Angle of view: how to choose the right focal length to frame your image. When framing a photograph, it’s not just the focal length that matters.

Angle of view: how to choose the right focal length to frame your image

In this tutorial we’ll show you how to choose the optimum angle of view for your scene, as well as explain how to choose the right lenses and the difference between angle of view vs field of view. First up, we answer some of the most common questions about the angle of view in photography… Click on the infographic to see the larger version.

What is angle of view? The landscape's greatest challenges: a free photography cheat sheet. Now that the cold and rain have finally gone, we can stop looking for things to photograph around the house (such as these great examples of still life photography) and pick up where we left off with our landscape photography.

The landscape's greatest challenges: a free photography cheat sheet

Even in better conditions, though, the landscape can be difficult to capture well. Bright skies mixed with dark landscape features can make it challenging to get an accurate exposure (find out how to conquer high contrast with your camera’s auto-exposure bracketing feature). Thankfully we’re here to help! 15 of the Best Cheat Sheets, Printables and Infographics for Photographers. Everyone loves cheat sheets, and photographers are no exception.

15 of the Best Cheat Sheets, Printables and Infographics for Photographers

Squeezed into a set of short tips, schemes, and definitions, a cheat sheet is a quick way to learn something, as well as refresh your knowledge about any particular subject. Moreover, now that infographics are an extremely popular format of delivering information on the Internet, cheat sheets can also be a source for visual inspiration. Here is a large collection of some noteworthy cheat sheets, infographics, and printables for photographers. A layman's guide to depth of field: how to check and affect sharpness like a pro. One of the first steps toward taking more creative photos is learning how to control how much of your picture is in focus. In this quick depth of field tutorial Marcus Hawkins shows you how to check and affect sharpness, as well as answers some of your burning questions.

All words and images by Marcus Hawkins What exactly is depth of field? 13 camera settings every new photographer should know. Digital SLRs are loaded with menus, controls and a bucketload of customisation options that are designed to make photography easier, but which can, in fact, make it more complicated and confusing to beginners. You can of course dial up a DSLR’s green auto mode setting and treat the camera like a point-and-shoot, but this way you’ll learn precious little about the technical side of picture-taking. So, we’re going back to basics here with a guide to the 13 camera settings we think every new photography should know. Out of Focus Foreground Framing - Digital Photography School. This is one of my favorite compositional techniques: it is something I do a lot. I think it’s becoming a signature part of my style.

I didn’t realize this until a photographer friend showed me a photo he had taken (utilizing this technique) and showed it to me saying it was his ‘Jacinda shot’ or something like that. When shooting, I often try to find something in the foreground which I can throw out of focus to frame the subject. It is a really simple way to add depth and creativity to the photograph, as well as helping give the main subject more emphasis. 26 of our most popular photography cheat sheets.

Many of you have browsed and shared our growing number of photography cheat sheets, and some of you have even gotten in touch to let us know how much you enjoy them. However, as items drop off the main page on a blog, they can be difficult to find later. To help save you time searching and gain time shooting, we’ve collated 26 of our most popular photography cheat sheets in one place.

Here! Below you’ll find a summary and thumbnail of each. Simply click the links to drag and drop the larger version of each photography cheat sheet to your desktop. 3 camera lessons every new photographer should learn (free cheat sheet) If you’ve just bought your first camera, you’re probably finding a bit of a learning curve in getting up to speed with all of its bells and whistles.

There are a number of great beginner photography tutorials out there that can help you get to grips with all that functionality. Before you get you get started, though, there are three fundamental concepts you need to understand: how your camera’s shutter speed scale works; how focal length affects your composition; and how your aperture controls what’s sharp. We’ve explained each of these concepts below, and we’ve also compiled everything into a handy photography cheat sheet for you to download and save! SEE MORE: First camera crash course – simple solutions for mastering your new DSLR Click on the infographic to see the larger version, or drag and drop to your desktop to save. 10 rules of photo composition (and why they work) Canon vs Nikon: the DSLR comparison you've been waiting for! Digital-photography-school. Timelapse Photography Tutorial: An Overview of Shooting, Processing and Rendering Timelapse Movies. How to hold a camera: getting started with your new DSLR.

How to take an exposure reading on your digital camera. Como funcionam as câmeras digitais compacta e dSLR - Tecmundo. Canon Explains Exposure. Learn Tips And Tricks From The Best Photography Cheat Sheets. Chart: Shutter Speed Selection With this Visual Calculator. White balance explained: how cameras correct the color of different types of light. 10 landscape photography mistakes every photographer makes (and how to fix them) O funcionam as câmeras digitais compacta e dSLR - Tecmundo. 10 camera settings you don't use (and which you probably should) 13 camera settings every new photographer should know. Stop wasting pictures! 10 tips for bagging keepers every time. Picture-perfect-2014-04. Digital-photography-school. Chart: Shutter Speed Selection With this Visual Calculator. Beginners Guide to White Balance. What is maximum aperture? Which lenses go widest (and why it matters) 26 of our most popular photography cheat sheets.

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