Category: Camera Know-how

Panning to Perfection

Panning is a specialized photographic technique. It’s a bit tricky to master, but once you do, your images will have both motion and focus. In

Focus Points, Focus Drives Modes, and How to Use Them - Free Quick Guide

Do you understand the camera terminology AF-S, Single-Shot? How about AI Servo or AF-C? Do you know what a focus point is and how it

9 Prep Tips: So That You're Always Ready!

The legendary Weegee (Arthur Fellig, 1899-1968) may not actually have said that, but it emphasizes the importance of arriving ready. Newsmen would get out of

Digital Zoom vs. Optical Zoom - Free Quick Guide

Digital zoom is a feature common on smartphones and digital point and shoot cameras, as well as most digital hybrid camera models. It allows a

Big, Bad Bokeh - Free Quick Guide

“Bokeh” a mysterious word that seems to have every photographer excited. What exactly is bokeh? How do you achieve it? What does it do for

Getting the Best From Your 50mm Prime Lens

When I first began in photography, technology was somewhat simpler. For a start, everything seemed to be a lot ‘clunkier’ than it is now, and

Back Button Focus - Free Quick Guide

The back button focus option is relatively new to cameras. Perhaps you’ve heard about it, or maybe you haven’t? Here is the menu for setting

What Is the Lens Aperture, and How Does It Work?

If you do not have a lot of appreciation for the technology built into your lenses (and their inventors from years ago), then I hope

Big, Bad Bokeh

Havana at f/1.8. My proximity to the car’s tail fin renders it pin-sharp while the background melts into perfect, smooth softness. That’s the power of

Getting Started with Wireless Flash Triggers

Imagine a world without wireless flash triggers. In a studio, it might work if you’re able to connect a kind of advanced ‘hub’ to your

Getting Started with External Flash

Photography is all about one thing. If you get that right, you have made it. If you get that wrong, you have failed, even if

The Telephoto Lens Conundrum - The Bigger It Is, The More Problems It Produces

Snake-eating eagle, Tanzania, 400mm lens, f5.6 @1/250s, ISO 500. If your passion is photographing wildlife, and in particular birds, you will need a powerful telephoto

Category: Camera Know-how

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