Photography Basics: Understanding Exposure
Capturing the Holidays Tis the season for taking pictures! From twinkling lights to tall Christmas trees to flickering candles on the Menorah, the holidays are bursting with precious photo opportunities. Read More How to Share an E-Copy of your Photo Book Did you know you can easily share a digital copy of your photo book with friends and family? Read More Picaboo Yearbooks Offers Yearbooks for the Homeschool Market Homeschools of every size can now have the same yearbook experience enjoyed by conventional schools HANOVER, N.H., Februrary 16, 2015 — Parents and educators of the millions of homeschooled students across the US and Canada have an alternative that allows every homeschooled student to create and own a yearbook – and they have Picaboo Yearbooks […] Read More Today Show recommends Picaboo for organizing your kids’ projects We were thrilled when we heard Jill Martin mention Picaboo on the Today Show this morning! Read More Read More Halloween Photography Tricks & Treats Read More
Learning About Exposure Through Flower Photography
Author’s note: I am pleased to be able to provide you with an exclusive excerpt from my most recent Focal Press book, Photographing Flowers: Exploring Macro Photography with Harold Davis. The subject is exposure, specifically exposure in flower photography. My hope is that these two sections of my book, and the photographs that illustrate the techniques that I explain, will help you better understand how to work with exposure histograms and exposure settings to create exciting floral imagery. The good news is that what you learn will translate to better exposures in most areas of photography, not just when you are shooting flowers. Exposure and Flowers When it comes to photography, exposure is a big topic. This relationship between incoming light and your camera settings is sometimes referred to as an equation, because the two need to be in some kind of balance. The Exposure Triangle Although I shot this photo at midday, it is essentially a midtone image.
21 Things I Learned My 2nd Year Shooting on Manual Mode-Lessons Learned - Click it Up a Notch
This month is my 2nd year of shooting on manual mode. I just wanted to share some lessons I’ve learned in my 2nd year of shooting on manual mode. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. What are some lessons you’ve learned??? I combined my passion of teaching and photography to create this website.
What is shutter speed: everything you need to know
What is shutter speed? Rest assured, it’s a lot simpler to get your head round than aperture! Yesterday we posted our tips on aperture, as well as our guide to what your digital camera’s manual doesn’t teach you. To continue with this theme of getting to know your camera, we thought we would examine shutter speed with our next photography cheat sheet. Like the aperture setting, the shutter speed you choose is not simply a way of controlling exposure (check out our infographic illustrating the basics of exposure). Shutter speed is the length of time that the shutter blinds in front of the camera sensor are left open. However, in the viewfinder (find out how to use your viewfinder), the numbers are often simplified – so 1/1000sec is shown as ‘1000’, and 1/60sec as ‘60’. For night shots, exposures may last seconds, so familiarise yourself with the way these long exposures are displayed – a four-second exposure may be shown in the viewfinder as 4”, for instance.
Steel Wool Light Painting in Long Exposure Photography
Light painting can be made using a variety of techniques. One of the more common methods involve a very dark setting and a handheld LED light that is used to write or draw into the air while a photograph is being exposed. If done correctly, the resulting graffiti like photograph can look visually stunning. While light painting itself is a pretty cool concept, when you add a sparking wad of steel wool to the equation, it really captures the viewer’s attention. Here is a great tutorial on this fascinating technique, check it out: Montreal based photographer, Ben Von Wong does a great job explaining the technique in the video, but in case you missed part of it, or just need to see it in writing, here are a few pointers to get you started. To make the contraption that holds the steel wool and is used to spin it, you will need a few things: A 9-volt battery, a metal whisk, steel wool (size 0-0000) and a length of metal chain long enough to allow you to swing the entire thing around.
Depth of field for photographers - more than just aperture!
Depth of field photo We all know that the aperture value controls the depth of field, but I am shocked how many intermediate photographers have never learned what other factors also impact depth of field (how much is sharp and how much of the photo is blurred). In fact, these other factors have as much impact on depth of field as the aperture does. The first “other” factor that controls the depth of field is the focal length. The second factor is the subject-to-lens distance. The last factor is the distance between the subject and the background. What do these three factors teach you? If you’re a beginning photographer, you might consider purchasing my book “Improve Your Photography: How Budding Photographers Can Get Pro Results” for just $5.99.
30 Day Photography Challenge Project
Learning how to take great photos is about more than just understanding how your camera works. Sure, you need to know how to use it, but what about when it comes time to actually use your camera in the wild? Not only should have a good idea of all different uses for it, but it should be fun! And that’s why I’ve created this 30 Day Photography Project… Take Part If you want to take part yourself, then just come over to my Facebook Group and post your photos. You can also tag me on Twitter or Pinterest, to share your photos with me and the rest of the community. That’s all you need to know really, hope you enjoy these different ideas; they will certainly help you to improve your photography. Lets begin… The Challenge Day 1: Self Portrait Day 2: Rule of Thirds Day 3: Black & White Day 4: Texture Day 5: High Angle Day 6: Low Angle Day 7: Silhouette Day 8: Sunset Day 9: Bokeh Day 10: Lens Flare Day 11: Landscape Day 12: Portrait Day 13: Dynamic Tension Day 14: Light Painting Day 15: Colourful Water Drops Pin This
