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 FROM CASUAL TO SERIOUS If you like anime, manga, comics, and computer games, then you have probably heard of cosplay – Where talented folks called cosplayers bring your favorite characters to life by creating awesome real-life costumes and props. You might also have heard of cosplay conventions, maybe even attended one yourself. That was how

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

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 I AM COSPLAY PHOTOGRAPHER Welcome to a guide on how to become a cosplay photographer. Yeah, it’s kind of a weird guide for me to be writing. But as I was researching for some cosplay photography stuff, Google actually suggested this search term. This means that people are actually interested in cosplay photography… It’s

INTRODUCTION EXPLORING COSPLAY Welcome to a list of the best cosplay websites. After spending so many years in the cosplay circle, I know that cosplay has so many dimensions – Costumes, poses, props, makeup, photography, and just the plain old fanboy/fangirl; Cosplay has become an international sensation worldwide and I do think that it is

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

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