Category: Camera Know-how

6 Free E-Books That Will Help You Understand Your Camera Better

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Starting Bird Photography: Camera Settings

Camera settings? You mean there are settings other than those for exposure?” I hear you ask this question to yourself as you read the heading

4 Free Guides That Will Help You Understand Camera Lenses Better

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How to Make Your Images as Sharp as Possible

Photo by Aaron Seefeld We’ve all come home from a wonderful day (or night) of shooting, eager to review our images and re-live the experiences,

The Real Story Behind Your Camera Meter and Why It Can Be Fooled

Understanding exactly what the camera meter is, and what it does behind the scenes, can indeed be challenging. In your quest to produce the very

7 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Telephoto Lens - Free Quick Guide

Using a telephoto lens provides you with an opportunity to create pictures that you simply cannot produce any other way. A telephoto lens is typically

Bird Photography: Staying Sharp and Focused

Have you ever been awe struck by those super quality bird shots in a magazine or on social media? I clearly remember ‘that’ stage of

Photography Terms and Acronyms Explained - Free Quick Guide

Hey, Bob, is that your new MILC? Why, yes, yes, it is, Bonnie. It’s an MFT! Wow, Bob, that’s swell! How’s its AF? Oh, golly

Mastering Intentional Camera Movement

If you were to peruse my photographs from the past few years, you would find shots aiming for sharpness in part, if not all, of

Aperture Priority Versus Shutter Priority

Sometimes it’s impossible to know what camera settings to use because you are experiencing something totally new. The mounted archer in the photo above was

Capturing Great Photos in the Snow

Raise your hand if you’ve ever returned from a photography outing to find that all the shots you took were terrible. Snow did that to

The Why, When, and How of Exposure Compensation

Exposure compensation is a feature that most of us might have heard of but few actually know how to use. Personally, I consider Exposure Compensation

Category: Camera Know-how

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