This article will introduce you to over 30 photography terms for beginner photographers. These are the most commonly encountered photography terms and what they mean. Where appropriate I have included a link to more information about that specific term. This...
I wanted to make it easy to find all the DSLR photography tutorials you will need to learn or get creative with your photos. Here are over 20 tutorials divided out by beginner, advanced, creativity, and gear. If there are any other articles you would like...
The metering mode on a DSLR is defined as the method the camera uses to expose the photo. Each mode will produce a certain style of image and as a result, care should be taken when choosing modes. The default mode is the evaluative metering or matrix metering...
Whether you are looking for gifts for Father’s Day, Christmas, a birthday, or just an ordinary day, the suggestions below will be sure to please any Dad photographer. Dads who are photographers are usually tech minded and love receiving photo equipment to play...
Mother’s Day is right around the corner and some of you may be looking for that great gift to get your Mom or Wife. This is a pretty special day and these Moms work really hard to take care of everyone in the family, so they deserve a little something special....
Hi, there it has sure been a while, and April has just flown by!!! With all the lockdowns caused by the pandemic, we have all had to take on roles that we usually don’t need to do. In my case, as well as many of you, the children’s educator role has been...
The topic for this month’s photography technique challenge is Black and White. Take your photos composing them specifically for conversion to black and white. Some things to remember to make this challenge a success: When composing your photos look at your...
The topic for this month’s photography technique challenge is Indoor. I challenge you to only shoot indoor, at different times of the day, and in different lighting conditions. The point of this challenge is to grow your skills in those low lighting...
One way to elevate your portrait photography is to capture catchlights in your subject’s eyes. If you are new to portraiture this may be a new term or you may have never paid attention. I challenge you to looks at your friends’ portraits, or even in a...
The January topic for the photography technique challenge is the f-stop challenge. For the month of January, I want you to choose an f-stop (aperture number) and stick with it all month. Shoot everything with that f-stop! You can choose to shoot wide open (low f-stop)...