It’s a paradox of today’s photography that it’s easier than ever to produce perfect images, yet it’s harder than ever …
Exposure Lesson #6: Exposing to the Right
Exposing to the right is a technique used by photographers to improve the quality of their photos. It minimizes the …
Exposure Lesson #5: How to Read a Camera Histogram
The camera histogram tells you whether your photo is underexposed, or overexposed, how much contrast it has and whether there …
Exposure Lesson #4: Manual Mode
In the previous lesson we learned that evaluative metering (also known as matrix or multi-segment metering) is the most advanced …
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 …