If you aren’t familiar, the “blue hour” is the time that lasts for about an hour after twilight. The sun is down and finally behind the horizon and the sky illuminates to a dark blue hue. There may be some residual oranges and reds up in those skies, but those are fading quickly. For an […]
Photography
The Photography category includes posts and articles that cover tips, tutorials and best practices for various areas of photography and photographic manipulation. Discussion includes camera fundamentals, composition, lighting, macro and close-up images, lenses and gear, low light and more. Additional topics include traveling as a photographer, developing the "eye" and special effects.
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Changing the White Balance on Canon Rebel Cameras
Different lighting calls for difference white balance settings inside of a camera. When the temperature of the light in a scene changes, if set to Auto White Balance (AWB), your camera will automatically alter its settings to compensate for the temperature. This ensures the color of the resulting photo is as accurate as possible. During […]
A Good Idea For Learning Photography
Learning about photography can be tricky. There’s definitely a curve to it. At the beginning, you don’t know a thing other than to set the camera to Auto, point and click. This is true for any type of camera. It really doesn’t matter what it is. If you know nothing about photography, you know nothing. […]
Photography Challenge #12 – Headroom – Giving Ample Space
Many people don’t know this, but most portraits of people call for the proper spacing above and below a person’s eyes. While we say “head” when using the phrase headroom, what we really mean is “eye” spacing. There needs to be an appropriate space above the person’s eyes in the photo and an appropriate space […]
What’s the Best Way To Photograph Reflections on Water?
Whether you take photos of reflections in the water during the daylight hours or in the dark ofnight, you need to assess the scene. If you’re working in the sunshine or during the day and the water is still and placid, you can go ahead and take the photo as you would any other. Set […]
Does the Canon EOS Rebel 600D (T3i) Use AM/PM or Military Time?
Question: I have a question for you. I’m trying to set the time on my Canon EOS Rebel T3i (600D) and I can’t figure out how to set it to AM and PM. Is this possible? All I’m seeing is time that goes up to 24 hours, otherwise known as military time. And is there […]
What’s Your Favorite Shape For a Photograph?
Question: I’m curious as to what other photographers think about this topic. I personally take tons of portrait shots, so I obviously have a liking for taller, rather than wider images, but I can definitely see other orientations that are appealing. For instance, if I were to capture some photos of a tall tree, I’d […]
Photography Challenge #11 – Lead Room – Giving Directional Space
Whenever there’s the perception of movement in a scene that goes in a specific direction, you, as a photographer, need to encourage that movement. You need to give the subject of the photo space to breathe. To need to lead the viewer’s eyes in the direction in which the subject is moving. There’s a term […]
How to Shoot Travel Photography with People Removal in Mind
I do tons of travel photography. I’ve visited so many countries and cities that I’ve lost count. I have an entire disk drive full of landmark photos that I’ve captured through the years and I can tell you that you’ll never take a photo of a popular landmark when there’s no one around. People will […]
How to Adjust Camera Diopter
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 […]
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