Landscape photographers prefer to stop down to f/22 or even narrower to keep everything in focus on the frame. But this narrowing down of aperture comes at...
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DSLR maintenance tips: How to protect & care your lens?
DSLR maintenance tips: How to protect & care your lens? A DSLR lens is prone to dust and dirt. Lenses are exposed to the elements when they...
Canon Lens Date Codes – Find out your canon lens’s age
Are you thinking about purchasing a Canon Lens? You might want to look at the date code at the back. Take note that this date code can...
Neutral density filters
Neutral density filters help a photographer to use a longer exposure. They are used to block the amount of light that is coming through the lens and...
How to Photograph the Moon or Super Moon – Tips & Settings In Moon Photography For Beginners
How to shoot moon Capturing the beauty of moon in photographs is not as difficult as many people believe. Moon photography doesn’t require expensive equipment, and with...
Influence of Focal Length & Aperture on Depth Of Field
Depth of field (DOF) is also known as the area of the picture that is in sharp focus. Let’s say we are looking at the picture of...
Zoom vs Prime: convenience vs purist?
There is a subtle difference of opinion between professionals who prefer zoom lenses vs those who prefer prime. Both lenses have their pros and cons and there...
What is Moiré in Photography & How to avoid it?
When taking pictures of intricate repetitive patterns such as grid lines, embroidery, fine cloth or other geometric shapes (such as when taking pictures of architecture with numerous...
Understanding Histograms
You have probably heard this quite a lot that the picture you have taken is over or under exposed. If you have just started out in digital...
How to use grey cards to set white balance?
What are these? Gray cards in photography are an way to improve the color accuracy when you’re shooting stills. It is also helpful when you want an...
Lens Flare: What It Is and Ways to Overcome It?
When direct light (sunlight, flash light studio light and anything else that can create flares) falls on the lens it creates white blobs in the photograph, popularly...
Lens hoods: Do they really work?
Hate them love them but they are quintessential and most often than not help save your camera from a nasty bump. When Canon feels that every L...
How to Shoot Food Photography?
Are you interested in food photography or want to know how chefs photograph their food for recipe books? Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver & Photographer David Loftus teamed up together...
Learn your rights and protect your photos – Photographer’s Guide to Copyright
Do you know your rights as a photographer? Copyright law may seem like a confusing mater. However it’s important to protect yourself and your work. Thats why Photoshelter with...