When you look through your camera’s viewfinder and see blur, your diopter may be out of calibration. To test this, first ask someone else to look through the same viewfinder. If what they see is sharp, then it’s obvious that you wear glasses and you need to customize your camera for your own eyes. If […]
What’s the Benefit Of Owning a Prime Lens?
Purchasing a camera body is sometimes easier than purchasing a camera lens. When it comes to camera bodies, sure, there are many to choose from, but you generally know what you want. You at least have a price range that funnels you into a certain make and model. When it comes to lenses though, things […]
Photography Challenge #10 – Fill the Frame – Getting Nice & Close
Somewhere between distant landscape shots and macro shots lies close up shots. These are photos that many people find very appealing. Not many of us are able to see the plethora of objects from the perspectives of different photographers, so close up photos are welcomed. In general, we see close up shots of flowers, animals, […]
Can I Change the Setting For How Long I Review a Picture on My Canon Camera?
Question: I am getting a little tired of taking a photo with my Canon T7i and having that photo only show up on the rear screen for a few seconds and then disappear. Is there a way to change that so I can review the photo longer than only a few seconds? I have a […]
Do I Really Need to Edit All My Important Photos?
I’m sure this question gets asked a lot by folks who think their pictures look just fine out of the camera. I was like this for so long. That is, until I bought myself a copy of Adobe Photoshop. I remember doing this too. It was the year 2000 and I picked up a copy […]
Making Cool Effects with the Gradient Map Adjustment in Photoshop
If you’re looking for a really easy way to remove color from a photograph and replace that color with sort of a gradient (or solid) hue overlay, you’ve come to the right place. I actually just wrote another post on this topic and I thought I’d follow up here to remove all the fluff and […]
Can I Set My Canon Rebel T6i So It Doesn’t Rotate My Photos?
Question: When I take a picture with my Canon T6i and then review it on the screen in the back of my camera, I notice that the camera rotates the picture automatically so it stand up straight. Since that makes the picture smaller, I don’t want it like that. I’d like to keep the picture […]
Photography Challenge #9 – Balance – Equalizing the Frame
I can’t tell you how to precisely balance your photos. Or your scenes. You just need to practice the technique, post your practice shots here and let us critique them. In the most basic sense, when it comes to photography, you’ll find balance in your photographs when primary objects in the scene have equal weight. […]
Can Illustrator Files be Imported into Adobe Photoshop as Smart Objects?
I saw a few forum posts out there today where people were asking if they could somehow import vector graphics from Adobe Illustrator into Photoshop. In one such question, a user asked if they could import the graphic and then manipulate it inside of Photoshop, as if it were still in Illustrator. Meaning, moving anchor […]
How to Set Minimum Shutter Speed For Canon EOS 80D
Setting the minimum shutter speed is a good idea when you are using one of the automatic or semi-automatic modes, such as Program, Auto or Aperture Priority. Basically, any time your camera controls the shutter speed for you automatically, it can be helpful to set a “bottom” for that speed. Shutter speeds can drop substantially […]