Saturday, February 25, 2012

What is Exposure Bracketing? by Digital Photo Secrets

What is Exposure Bracketing? by Digital Photo Secrets: If there’s one point I keep mentioning over and over again, it’s this. Automatic mode doesn’t always give you the best images. It can get very close to what you want, but because it can’t gauge the light perfectly, you sometimes end up with images that are either too bright or too dark.

The Hyperfocal Distance and Why You Don’t Need To Worry About It by Digital Photo Secrets

The Hyperfocal Distance and Why You Don’t Need To Worry About It by Digital Photo Secrets: As someone who has seen many of photography’s trends come and go, I’m still surprised with how many beginning photographers are worried about little things that ultimately amount to nothing.

Remembering Photojournalists Documenting Violence in Syria – PictureCorrect

Remembering Photojournalists Documenting Violence in Syria – PictureCorrect: As unrest continues in Syria, there are a few courageous photographers risking their lives in an effort to report the truth to the world. Without journalists on the ground, the government would be free to manipulate the news and the facts about what is happening there. French photographer Remi Ochlik was killed this week along with another prominent journalist, Marie Colvin, in a barrage of gunfire and shelling by government forces in Homs, Syria.

How to Use Your Camera’s LCD Monitor to Improve Composition – PictureCorrect

How to Use Your Camera’s LCD Monitor to Improve Composition – PictureCorrect: You may own the most expensive photo equipment and have the latest array of software for tweaking your images but it’s all for naught if you haven’t quite figured out the fundamentals of how to put together a suitable well balanced composition.