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What is ISO? I’ve written a short article about ISO in the past, but it’s basically the setting for how sensitive your film or your digital sensor is to light. The higher the number, the more sensitive it will be. ISO is part of the Exposure Triangle which is made up of Aperture, Shutter Speed […]
Continue ReadingRecently I was asked to take some party photos at an anniversary party. It was for someone that I knew, but they also paid me for it so already the pressure was on. I’m not a wedding photographer and the events I’ve shot before have been very relaxed and I’ve been a participant in the […]
Continue ReadingEven though I’ve been taking photos as a keen amateur for around 15 years, taking photos of people is something I have always avoided and it was all down to confidence. I’ve taken lots of wildlife photos, macro photos and landscapes but it’s only in the last year that I’ve been interested in street photography […]
Continue ReadingAs digital gives you the ability to instantly see the photo you have just taken, it also gives you the ability to instantly review your photo to check things like Exposure, what your Aperture or Shutter Speed setting was, sharpness or whether your composition was spot on. Whereas film required you to write these settings […]
Continue ReadingIn one of my previous posts from many moons ago, I explained what shutter speed was and the different effects it has on the image. So now here is a practical example of how you would control shutter speed to give you the results you want. So just to recap, shutter speed is the length of […]
Continue ReadingPhotography comes in many flavours. Each flavour requires a different set of skills and some flavours even require different camera equipment to do it well. For example, wildlife photography may require a lot of patience, an in depth understanding of the subject and specialist equipment like big lenses, hides and thermos flasks. Formal portraiture may […]
Continue ReadingOne of the challenges that people learning photography often face is to ‘see the shot’ to take. How often have you gone out with your camera, ready and enthusiastic to take lots of pictures and then you think “now what do I take pictures of?”. It’s happened to me lots of times so I’m sure […]
Continue ReadingThere are many techniques in photography that you have to learn to help you improve, some are more useful than others and you’ll find yourself using them more and more when you perfect them. One such technique is called ‘panning’. This is the technique of moving the camera with the subject, taking the shot during […]
Continue ReadingVisiting a zoo is a fantastic place to see animals that you wouldn’t normally see in the country you live in. I am fortunate to live near Chester Zoo in the North West of England and try and visit the zoo a few times a year. I do have favourite animals like the chimps, orang […]
Continue ReadingVisiting a zoo is a fantastic place to see animals that you wouldn’t normally see in the country you live in. I am fortunate to live near Chester Zoo in the North West of England and try and visit the zoo a few times a year. I do have favourite animals like the chimps, orang […]
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