Now that you’ve got a pretty good handle on your camera’s scene modes, you’re also starting to develop an understanding of the basic principles of photography the ones that are going to take you from the land of snapshots to the land of technical excellence. You’ve already seen these principles in action, now it’s […] […]

Now it’s time to get technical. Want to impress your friends and family? Or possibly make their eyes glaze over? Master the art and science of EXIF. Of course EXIF is about more than just impressing/boring your friends and family. EXIF can make you a better photographer. In fact, it’s one of the most important […]

Have you ever wondered what all those buttons and settings on your camera do? I used to. I wondered why camera makers bothered with adding all those dials and modes when Auto mode was all I ever needed to take good shots. It wasn’t until years later that I realised that the only reason my […]

I know it’s happened to you, because it’s happened to me, too. It happens to everyone. You point your camera at something really cool. You shoot. You check your LCD. Awesome! You just grabbed the most amazing shot ever. You go home and open up the photo on your computer. And it isn’t sharp. Oh […]

It’s challenging to condense a 20,000 foot peak onto a small, flat photograph and still have it look as magnificent as it did in person. The good news is that you just need to learn a few simple tricks, pay attention to the light and shoot a lot of frames. Taken with skill and care, […]