INTRODUCTION LIGHT TRAIL PHOTOGRAPHY IS FASCINATING Welcome to a beginner’s guide on how to do light trail photography. Back when I started photography, light trail is one of the first subjects that fascinated me. Personally, traditional photography has always been capturing “a single frame of time” in a photograph… Then came along a photo with …
INTRODUCTION VIDEO RIG TROUBLE? Welcome to a list of ways to create a top-down video rig. Are you planning to do product unboxing and review videos? DIY crafting tutorials? Art instructions? Yep, a top-down shot will do great, but that was the same problem I had. It wasn’t easy to set a video rig up …
INTRODUCTION SAME BUT DIFFERENT Welcome to a guide on the difference between digital and optical zoom. Zoom is one of the most commonly used functions and it is something that we all use without asking too many questions – That was the same with me as a beginner, and it was not until much later …
INTRODUCTION AUTOFOCUS IS NOT AUTOMATIC Welcome to a beginner’s guide on the autofocus basics in photography. So, have you been taking photos on a camera, poked around only to find that there are a ton of different autofocus settings? Why are there controls for autofocus? Shouldn’t autofocus be automatic!? Yep… This is one of the …
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INTRODUCTION LOST IN LIGHTING? Welcome to a beginner’s tutorial on the flash photography basics. So you have just started with using a flash and has gotten overwhelmed by the many technical lingoes? Tried shooting with the auto mode and did not get what you expected? Well, flash photography may be easy to get started with, …
INTRODUCTION RECOGNIZING COSPLAY PHOTOGRAPHY Welcome to a guide on the cosplay photography tips. Cosplay is actually nothing new, and it has probably been around since the 1970s. But somehow, the world of photography doesn’t seem to recognize cosplay photography as a legit “school” on its own yet. To you who chose this less recognized path …
INTRODUCTION THE COMMON UNFAMILIAR TERM Weather sealed cameras and lenses, that is a common term that we all hear in the world of photography. But just what does it do? What does it mean when a camera is “weather sealed”? Does it mean that weather sealed cameras are better and thus more expensive?! Do we …
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INTRODUCTION GET THE SKIES BACK Welcome to a beginner’s guide on how to fix an overexposed sky in photography. Are you are stuck with the problem of a blown-out sheet white sky? Tried to lower the shutter speed, used a smaller aperture, but end up with an underexposed ground instead? Well, that is actually a …
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 …
INTRODUCTION THE EASY BALANCE Welcome to a beginner’s guide on how to balance flash with ambient light. Have you just started with flash photography and is struggling to balance the flash with ambient lights? Have a subject that is too bright and the surrounding too dark? Changed the settings only to get the surroundings too …
