Most of us upload and view our pictures the way they were captured by our digital cameras. Beginners are disappointed that their images look “soft.” Their images certainly do not look like the sharp images...
Many camera and lens reviews comment about how some lenses are “sharp in the center but the corners are soft.” Well, as Sean Crowley explains so clearly in his video, it’s not necessarily that lenses...
Who hasn’t heard of the Rule of Thirds when learning about composition? Or, the power of diagonal lines? And other similar composition rules? Somehow they just look too simple to be effective, right? But how many...
Renowned bird photographer Arthur Morris demonstrates the techniques, settings and gear he uses to capture beautiful photos of birds in flight. The setting is the Bosque del Apache in New Mexico early mornings until...
We are so spoiled these days with all the nifty image filter effects that we can apply in-camera, in post-processing, as well as in social sites like Instagram. But, just as photography has its Lomography, what if you...
Do you find that some of your pictures are correctly exposed for the main subject but the background (usually the sky) is overexposed? Or, perhaps, you are at a loss why your background is perfectly exposed, leaving...
Most digital camera LCDs don’t fare too well in bright sunlight. The image displayed is washed out and it can be quite challenging composing on the LCD. If you have a viewfinder, it helps tremendously. However...
The (Shooting) Mode Dial is the round dial sitting on the top of your camera, usually on the top right side (viewing from the rear). It has different settings marked on it, such as Auto, PASM, and perhaps C, SCN, etc...
