Many digital SLRs and mirrorless cameras have several fully automatic exposure modes. These are aimed at people who know very …
Phase Detection vs Contrast Detection Autofocus
The focusing system your camera uses makes a big difference to its effectiveness. If you want to get the most …
How to Focus at Wide Apertures
Back when I used EOS cameras my two favorite portrait lenses were the Canon 50mm f1.4 and 85mm f1.8. One …
How to Buy and Use Vintage Lenses
I first became interested in vintage lenses after reading about the Helios 58mm f2 lens in an article on Digital …
How to Use a Wide-angle Lens for Street and Travel Photography
Out of all the lenses it is possible to use for street and travel photography the wide-angle lens is the …
Why I Did An Infrared Conversion To My X-Pro 1 Camera
In 2014 I bought a Fujifilm X-Pro 1 camera. I was so impressed by it that I also bought an …
How To Do Long Exposure Photography Without Filters
Have you ever heard about long exposure photography? Even if you haven’t, I’m certain that you’ve seen many images where …
Fujinon Lenses I Own
When I made the change from Canon to Fujifilm it gave me chance to begin again in terms of setting …
Canon Lenses I Have Owned
It’s an interesting exercise to present you with a list of the Canon lenses that I have owned since I …
The Power of Personal Photography Projects
A few months ago I came across a copy of Robert Doisneau’s Portraits of the Artists. It’s a beautiful book, …