How to Simplify and Improve Composition with Normal or Long Lenses

How to Simplify and Improve Composition with Normal or Long Lenses: "A potential issue with wide-angle lenses is that you try to include too much information in the frame. It takes real skill to create a strong composition with lenses that have a wide field-of-view. It is easier with normal and telephoto lenses, because you can utilise their narrow field-of-view to compose strong yet simple images with little in the background to distract the viewer."



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Tips for your Next Adventure Photography Trip

Tips for your Next Adventure Photography Trip: "Many landscape photographers’ love for wilderness, drives them to venture far in search of wild and remote locations. The lure of solitude and unfamiliar scenery motivates many to photograph far off the beaten path. Adventure photography at it’s best."



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Breaking the Rules: Ignoring the Rule of Thirds - Digital Photo Secrets

Breaking the Rules: Ignoring the Rule of Thirds - Digital Photo Secrets: "I’m not going to say, “Rules were meant to be broken”, because everyone already knows that. Besides, it’s such a cliché. So I’ll just say that in photography, the word “rule” doesn’t mean the same thing as at means, say, in politics. Not that it means anything there, either."



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Camera Basics: Exposure Compensation - Digital Photo Secrets

Camera Basics: Exposure Compensation - Digital Photo Secrets: "This topic may sound dry as a bone but exposure compensation is one of those things I wish I had figured out a lot earlier in my photography experience. As a beginner photographer I was just excited to get out and use my camera, so I basically got it out of the box, put it in auto mode, and began taking pictures. That was great for a while but soon I was itching to have more control and use more of its functions. The next step for me was Aperture Priority mode. It allowed me to start taking more control over my camera, without the complexity of Manual Mode."



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Mastering Panning: Photographing Moving Subjects - Digital Photo Secrets

Mastering Panning: Photographing Moving Subjects - Digital Photo Secrets: "I am just going to lay this out there right from the get go: panning is not easy! You must be willing to experiment to master this technique. What is panning, you ask? Well, simply put panning is a technique in which you move your camera along in the same direction and speed as the moving object you are photographing. The result is a relatively clear, focused subject with a blurred background. This is different from simply using a slow shutter speed to create motion blur because the subject itself is in focus. Slow shutter speed is key though, so muster up some patience and read on to find out about this cool technique."



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