Photography Tips & Tutorials

Welcome to a beginner’s guide and list of camera lens filters. Nope, we are not referring to the funky software “filter effects”, but actual physical lens filters. Modern software filters are interesting, and they can do all kinds of effects – But there are just some things that can only be achieved with real optics. […]

Welcome to a guide on how to create smoke for photography. Want to add some drama and epic to your photos? Smoke and fog is probably one of those answers, but most photographers will run into a wall with this – Where do we even get smoke from? Over the many years, I have searched

Welcome to a guide on how to remove scratches on camera lenses. But first, a gentle reminder that a few minor scratches will not affect the optical quality much. Please do not attempt any “repairs” unless you have a pretty banged-up lens, as the wise old saying goes – If it ain’t broken, don’t fix

INTRODUCTION WHITE BALANCE DOES NOT MAKE SENSE? Welcome to a beginner’s guide on white balance. When I first started photography and heard about white balance, it was one of those things that totally did not make any sense. How do you balance white? How do you balance color? What is there to balance? As things turn out,

INTRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IS NOT PERFECT Welcome to the complete guide on camera metering. Ever wonder how modern cameras automatically “know” how to take photos that are not too bright or too dark? The answer will be, through a series of built-in (light) metering sensors. But even with today’s technology, it is not perfect, and you will sometimes get photos

INTRODUCTION THE CAMERA JUNGLE Welcome to guide on the different types of cameras. While photography is not an ancient technology, it has progressed a lot within just one century. Today, there are so many different kinds of cameras that most beginners will be lost without an introduction. So here it is, a quick chapter and introduction to

INTRODUCTION LET THERE BE LIGHT Welcome to a guide on the various types of photography lighting equipment. Lighting back in the stone age of photography used to be very exciting. Photographers have to burn magnesium to create bright flashes, and that looks like some sort of a crazy ninja movie. These days, we conveniently have

INTRODUCTION DON’T SKIP THE BASICS! Welcome to a beginner’s guide on the basic rules of lighting in photography. Lighting has always been the photographer’s best friend and biggest bugbear. Use it right, you get an award-winning photo. Get it wrong, just hide that photo, and never let people set eyes on it. This guide will

INTRODUCTION LINES, THE “INVISIBLE” ELEMENT Welcome to a beginner’s guide on the types of lines in photography. Lines are everywhere and we just have to look at things from a different angle – Roads will form straight or curved lines, tall buildings will form vertical lines, mountains form diagonal lines, and even a banana have

INTRODUCTION THE CAMERA LENS JUNGLE Welcome to a beginner’s guide on the different types of camera lenses. As technology progressed, the lens library also grew significantly. Beginners who are new to photography are pretty much going to get a nasty surprise when it comes to choosing a lens – On top of various different types