Hall of Fame for artist of animal images

When photographing action we have a choice of stopping, or freezing the action, or allowing some degree of blurring to impart the idea of motion. So after choosing an approach we must understand ho…

Depth of field (DOF) refers to that part of a photograph that appears to be in focus. It exists within a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cameras viewpoint. The photographer chooses which …

In part 1we learned some basics information about artificial light. In this section we will narrow our focus to the electronic flash unit. Electronic flash can be built in to your camera, or a sepa…

“Natural light” / Natural light includes the use of sunlight, moonlight, open sky, flames, lightning and phosphorescence. Natural light is often affected by weather. Typically photographers want mor…

One of the common questions posted to various photography newsgroups is, I have some money and want to purchase a lens for my SLR which one should I get. The first response is often, well what kind…

We have all seen close up photographs of flowers, insects or household items and sometimes wondered how did the artist get that shot. So let’s examine close up photography. We have all noted that t…

Have you ever walked into the room to see your pet doing something outrageous? Was your child about to dump a plate of spaghettis on his sister’s head? You had your camera in hand but by the time y…

We can focus our lens in several different ways, using autofocus or manually focusing the lens. That focal point can be on a static subject or we may desire to follow focus on a moving subject. Or …

First let’s discuss lighting. Most of our photos are made under existing light conditions. This can be natural sunlight or moonlight. While the rest of our photographs are made under artificial l…

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