Photography Tips, Tutorials & Techniques

Question: I plan on going to the mountains this weekend and I’d like to bring a tripod along. I don’t own one, so I’ll be buying it. I’m looking for something that’s good (obviously), but not very heavy. It would be nice if it came with some sort of a travel sack or some type […]

Camera lenses can get filthy when they’re used a lot. Even if we try to take care of them as best we can, smudges and grease/oil can end up on the glass and other foreign objects can end up inside of the lens itself. If you’ve ever turned your lens to zoom into something and […]

I have a really good tip for you today. If you’ve ever been in the type of situation where you’ve tried to photograph someone outside in mixed sunlight and shade, you most likely know the difficulties of which I’m about to refer. Let’s say you’ve got light streaming through some trees and your subject is […]

Question: I’ve been noticing some small black spots in my photos and after thoroughly cleaning both ends of my lens, I’m convinced that the dirt is on the camera sensor itself. The lens is as clean as it can be, so that’s not the problem. Also, these black spots recently appeared, so it’s not like […]

Obviously, probably the most important aspect of any good photograph is whether or not a subject is in focus. Without that, the image is no good. Beyond general focusing, there’s targeted focusing, which is important, but not as important as the photo being sharp all over. Targeted focusing is more of a stylistic consideration. Back […]

Full manual mode means full control. When you shoot in manual, you’re essentially telling the camera what aperture and shutter speed to use. You’re dictating what kind of depth of field your photos will exhibit as well as how much motion blur they will include. You can either set your ISO to automatic or you […]