The “Priority” Exposure Modes
On your exposure mode dial there is an aperture priority mode and a shutter priority mode. In aperture priority mode, you pick the aperture (f-stop) and your camera picks the shutter speed. In shutter...
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The road to creativity can be be rough or smooth, think unpaved and paved. If you were to get from point A to point B, an unpaved road would provide a slow and uncertain journey while a smooth road...
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All of these changes have a compositional outcome. If you are changing these things and not...
View ArticleDo You Use Your Camera Meter Thoughtfully?
Our meter allows us evaluate what we're photographing, while our chosen exposure based on our metering allows us to get the visual information that we want in our picture.
View ArticleWhat Your Camera’s Light Meter Does
Your camera meter measures the intensity (brightness) of light. Nothing more, nothing less. This measurement of light is expressed as...
View ArticleI’m Not Paying Attention To The Composition Of My Photograph
When we begin to learn about the craft of photography we may begin to think that that we are no longer paying attention to composition. Instead of simply framing what we want in our picture we’re now...
View ArticleSome Thoughts On Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is a part of exposure. You can set your shutter speed to vary the amount of light that falls onto your light sensitive material of choice. Longer/slower shutter speed = more exposure =...
View ArticleStarting To Learn Photography
You’ve got to start somewhere. The place to start is to learn how to work your camera, preferably in fully manual mode. Learn to set your exposure by setting your ISO,aperture and shutter speed. Learn...
View ArticleThe Exposure Mode Dial On Your Camera
Your mode dial is usually found on top of your camera and is usually filled with letters and icons that allow you to pick how you want to make an exposure. On a lot of cameras there are a lot of...
View ArticleTaking Versus Making
When you work your camera in an automatic exposure mode you are taking pictures. In an automatic exposure mode your camera picks an aperture, a shutter speed and an ISO for you, so you TAKE what you...
View ArticleAbove Average Photographers Make Above Average Photographs
If you’re an average photographer, you’re making photographs in an average way. The average way of making photographs consists of working in an automatic exposure mode. An automatic exposure mode,...
View ArticleWashington DC Photography Classes – Beginners Should Begin Here
If you want to learn photography where should you begin? In short, you should learn to work your camera and you should learn the basics of photography. To be more specific you should learn to work...
View ArticlePractice Photography Without A Camera
Next time you’re viewing a photograph try to imagine how the photographer made the picture. Do you think that they used a large aperture or a small aperture? How about a fast or slow shutter speed?...
View ArticleNight Photography Classes
I was recently asked if I teach night photography classes and I answered “yes, the classes that I teach in the evening start at 6:30 pm and usually end at 9:30pm.” I misunderstood the question. The...
View ArticleThe “Priority” Exposure Modes
On your exposure mode dial there is an aperture priority mode and a shutter priority mode. In aperture priority mode, you pick the aperture (f-stop) and your camera picks the shutter speed. In shutter...
View ArticleNow What?
You’ve taken an Introduction to Photography class to learn to use your camera and to learn the basics of photography. You’ve learned to work your camera in manual exposure mode. You understand how to...
View ArticleThe Road To Creativity
The road to creativity can be be rough or smooth, think unpaved and paved. If you were to get from point A to point B, an unpaved road would provide a slow and uncertain journey while a smooth road...
View ArticleWhy Did You Do That?
All of these changes have a compositional outcome. If you are changing these things and not...
View ArticleDo You Use Your Camera Meter Thoughtfully?
Our meter allows us evaluate what we're photographing, while our chosen exposure based on our metering allows us to get the visual information that we want in our picture.
View ArticleWhat Your Camera’s Light Meter Does
Your camera meter measures the intensity (brightness) of light. Nothing more, nothing less. This measurement of light is expressed as...
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