Archive for the ‘Feature’ Category
START HERE: Photography for Beginners – Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Thinking about getting into photography? This guide has everything you need to get started.
Beginner Information
Basic terminology
Equipment terminology
Learning Photography
Taking a photography class
Learn by experimentation
Exposure control
Equipment
Point and shoot cameras
Digital SLR cameras
Memory cards
Digital Camera Accessories
Tips
Buying a Digital SLR
Buying a point and shoot camera
Buying lenses
You’ll be a shutterbug in no time! Happy shooting!
Creative Photography Exercises: 3 Ways To Rekindle Your Passion
Taking the leap into photography can be a difficult process, but feeling lazy and unmotivated after years of practice is easy. The thrill of the new camera wears off, everyday surroundings turn predictable and suddenly it’s a chore to go out and take some shots for fun. For me, setting goals for myself is a [...]
Improve Your Photographs – Taking Good Photos is Actually Much Easier Than You Might Think.
In an age where social-networking and photo-sharing communities allow and even expect users to publicly document their lives through hundreds (if not thousands!) of crude un-considered point-and-click photographs taken by any person who can afford the steadily declining cost of a compact digital camera, it can sometimes be easy to forget that there even is [...]
Night Photography Without Fancy Equipment – A Bare Bones Guide
Night photography has always captured my attention through its ability to transform some of our mundane, daily surroundings into dynamic sceneries of light and shadow. A setting that appears commonplace during daylight hours can take on a surprisingly new atmosphere at night. I noticed this affect at a public park near my house. In the [...]
Outdoor Action Photography – What You Need to Know to Take Dynamic Action Photos
Action photos have always stood out to me. There’s a dynamic appeal to an athlete frozen in a complex movement. I have no problem relating to the placement of the subject in time and space; the blurred background streaking behind a downhill bike rider commands the eye with speed. A zoom lens, a tripod and [...]