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What is a "Stop" of Exposure in Photography? Exposure is controlled by shutter speed, aperture, and ISO speed. "Stops" let you directly compare and swap these to produce the image you want. In photography, a "stop" is a widely misunderstood concept, feared by many because it sounds so complicated. However, it's actually very simple: A stop is a doubling or halving of the amount of light let in when taking a photo. For example, if you hear a photographer say he's going to increase his exposure by 1 stop, he simply means he's going to capture twice as much light as on the previous shot. A stop is a measure of exposure relating to the doubling or halving of the amount of light.

Image by Hamed Saber. The amount of light captured while taking a photo is known as the exposure, and it's affected by three things - the shutter speed, the aperture diameter, and the ISO or film speed. Stops and Shutter Speed Shutter speed measures how long your camera's shutter is left open during a shot. Common shutter speed stops. Stops and ISO Speed. GIMP Guru. Bibble Survival Guide. 10 Things I Learnt from Daily Shooting. Turn Your Photos into Beautiful Glass Etchings! Before printers spewed out photos on paper, photos were printed on glass! Sure, that sounds like the kind of thing your Uncle Buck would make up, but we’re telling you, it’s totally true. Just to prove it, here’s a tutorial on how to put your own photos on glass with etching! It’s a different technique than 19th century photographers used and is as easy as old school iron-on transfers. The results? They’ll put you on par with the most bad ass of our photo fore-fathers.

Etch Any Photo Onto Glass Why it’s clearly cool: Using this technique, you can personalize every glass surface you can think of. Flat pieces of glass are easy to find and cheap to buy–think craft stores or old frames. All you need is your favorite photographs and just a little bit of elbow grease (or etching cream!). What You’ll Need: Step 1 – Ditch The Colour Once you have your photo picked out, desaturate it to black & white. Step 2 – Stamp it Out! You can find it under Filter > Sketch > Stamp. Step 3 – Invert! Step 6 – Peel. Crop Sensor (APS-C) Cameras and Lens Confusion. 3• You are here: BobAtkins.com > photography > tutorials > This Page Despite the fact that so called "crop sensor" digital SLRs have been with us since 1999 (the Nikon D1, with the Canon 30D following in 2000), there's still a huge amount of confusion out there about exactly what a "crop sensor" camera is and what effect is of using a lens with a crop sensor camera rather than a full frame camera.

The photography forums are full of confused newcomers still asking about focal length, field of view, aperture etc. The confusion isn't helped buy that fact that compact digicam lenses are often described by their manufacturers in terms of "equivalent" focal length, while their APS-C lenses are described in terms as actual focal length. For example the Canon website describes the Powershot G15 this way "The excitement starts with the newly developed 5x Optical Zoom with 28mm Wide-Angle, bright f/1.8 (W) – f/2.8 (T) lens". First, what is a crop sensor camera? Well, it's simple. Wideangle Lenses. 16bit workflow with hugin. HDR Tutorial | High Dynamic Range Tutorial. HDR Tutorial – How to Make Beautiful HDR Photos with Ease! Which HDR Software to use – Mac or Windows? The first thang you’re gonna need is some HDR Software. If you have a Mac, I strongly recommend Aurora HDR 2017 then follow the Free HDR Tutorial for Macs.

If you use Windows, I recommend getting Photomatix Pro and use the coupon code “TREYRATCLIFF” to save 15%. If you’re using Photomatix, you can get a huge head start if you grab Trey’s Photomatix Presets. Once you have the software, I can show you how to use it to make beautiful photos. It’s actually MEGA easy. The Free HDR Tutorial for Windows I wrote this HDR photography tutorial over six years ago and I update it about every three months.

Hundreds of thousands of people have used this tutorial to learn how to make beautiful HDR photos — I am sure it can teach you too! Who is the best audience for this HDR Photography tutorial? This tutorial is great for new photographers as well as intermediate to beyond. Free Newsletter from Trey! Flash - How do I stop my Canon Speedlite (430exii) from going to sleep? (auto power off) - Photography - Stack Exchange. 100 Websites to Teach Yourself Photography - Photography College. So you are thinking of taking up photography as a hobby. Where do you begin? The age of point and shoot is over. Everyone can create beautiful, easily processed photos with a digital camera. Maybe you aren’t as savvy s photographer as you’d like to be, but these 100 photography tutorials will bring you up to speed so your friends will be breaking down your door to photograph their wedding or big event.

Basic Photography Tutorials Advanced Photography Tutorials Digital Photography Tips and Tutorials DPChallenge – This site has tips of all stripes, from making homemade lightboxes to macro photography to overlays and textures.Thomas Hawk’s Digital Connection – This site offers an array of tips for rocking your SLR camera. Camera and Camera Equipment Reviews and Ratings for Professional Photographers Photoshop Tutorials Now that you’re feeling more acquainted with your camera, go outside and photograph nature or people.

Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras - Part I. Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras - Part I. Copyright © 2001-2013 NK Guy Version 1.8. 12 December, 2010. The invention and subsequent automation and miniaturization of electronic flash revolutionized photography. If you’re a photographer you’re no longer tied to available light. A reliable and portable light source is immediately at your disposal if you choose. Table of Contents Part I - Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras . 1 - My camera already has a built-in flash. Flash metering systems used by Canon EOS . Controlling flash exposure . EOS system compatible flash units . Internal flash . Part II - EOS flash photography modes . Subject and Background in flash photography .

EOS flash photography confusion . Program (P) mode flash . Flash terminology . Strobe and flash . Part III - Common EOS flash features . Bounce flash - swivel and tilt . Accessories . Extension cords . Flash tips . Quality of light . Existing documentation. Maybe. Camera tutorials and workshops by DSLR Tips.

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10 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits. How do you take Portraits that have the ‘Wow’ factor? Today and tomorrow I want to talk about taking Portraits that are a little out of the box. You see it’s all very well and good to have a portrait that follows all the rules – but it hit me as I was surfing on Flickr today that often the most striking portraits are those that break all the rules. I want to look at some ways to break out of the mold and take striking portraits by breaking (or at least bending) the rules and adding a little randomness into your portrait photography. I’ll share ten of these tips today and a further ten tomorrow (update: you can see the 2nd part here). 1. Alter Your Perspective Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. Get up high and shoot down on your subject or get as close to the ground as you can and shoot up. 2.

It is amazing how much the direction of your subject’s eyes can impact an image. A. B. 3. 4. 5. The shots were amazing, surprising and quite funny. Digital Learning Center - Digital Photo Professional v3.2.