My goal for this website is for it to be a resource for what I like to call “Internet Professionals.” This title would include those who blog for a living. That, or those who enjoy taking photographs and posting them online. Or perhaps people who might want to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, […]
Photography Tips, Tutorials & Techniques
The photography section 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.
Photo Processing – One Image at a Time
This post was written by photographer Belinda Greb. To view Belinda’s work, please visit the websites in her bio at the bottom of this page. Every photographer has their own process that begins just before they take the picture and ends when they have a finished file ready for printing. No one process is correct, […]
How Do Photographers Store Their Photographs?
Since the first day I began working on computers, I have concerned myself with how I would store all my precious data. And through the years, after much trial and error, I think I’ve discovered a fairly decent way to set up my “system” of file storage. In today’s post, I’m going to share that […]
How To Use Your Camera Histogram For Awesome Photos
During my early years with photography, I did a lot of shooting in various automatic modes. It wasn’t until later that I began exploring the plethora of manual options my camera offered. And while, during those later times, I enjoyed the enormous creativity priority modes and my range of lenses offered, it wasn’t until much […]
Understanding Exposure Compensation in Photography
I’ve talked a lot about exposure when it comes to photography on this website. Much of my discussion focused primarily on how to set your camera properly for the lighting conditions you face as a photographer. And most of the time, through the settings you choose, accurate and appropriate exposure is achieved. There are occasions […]
Understanding the Basics of Camera Lenses
In photography, really cool lenses are those mysterious pieces of gear that everyone loves to talk about, but few have enough money to afford. We read about them on our favorite photography websites and drool over the pictures they take. And as we browse the sites of the photographers we admire most, our guts tells […]
What Are Camera Metering Modes?
When it comes to photography and your camera, metering modes are fairly simple to understand. And for a good majority of the shots you take, your camera’s default “evaluative” light metering setting will give you great photographs. But, like so many other things in life, there may be circumstances when you might want to fine […]
What Is White Balance In Photography?
I’m sure I am not the first person to claim that white balance in photography is often ignored by amateur photographers. In virtually all digital cameras resides an “auto white balance” setting that, when used, will offer great photos 90% of the time. It’s that other 10% that concerns the pros and I’m going to […]
Understanding Basic Camera ISO Settings
In previous posts, where I covered the first two sides of the photography exposure triangle, I talked about aperture and shutter speed. In this post, I’m going to discuss the third side – ISO. In photography, ISO, in the most basic sense, is the camera’s sensitivity to light. ISO settings can generally range between 24 […]
How To Use Your Camera’s Aperture Priority Mode
The most popular aspect of shooting in aperture priority mode on your DSLR camera is the ability to control your photo’s depth of field. For those of you who aren’t versed in photographer lingo, depth of field is the plane of focus in a picture. In other words, in any given photograph, it’s possible to […]