6 of the Most Essential but Underused Camera Features

6 of the Most Essential but Underused Camera Features: "If you are just getting started in photography, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find these six often overlooked features in the menu of your DSLR. While each one can be used to create professional quality results, extensive experience is not required to leverage their usefulness. "



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The Only Exposure Triangle Cheat Sheet You’ll Ever Need – PictureCorrect

The Only Exposure Triangle Cheat Sheet You’ll Ever Need – PictureCorrect: "Don’t you wish there was a simple cheat sheet to set you straight on aperture, shutter speed, and ISO? Well, here you go! This image succinctly presents the exposure triangle so you’ll never get confused about f-stops and shutter speeds again:"



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11 Cool Smartphone Camera Tricks You Should Know - Slideshow from PCMag.com

11 Cool Smartphone Camera Tricks You Should Know - Slideshow from PCMag.com: "Back in the early aughts, there was a nagging fear in the zeitgeist that a coming "phone cam" tsunami would wipe away what tattered shreds of civility we had left. As it turns out, history has proved those alarmist calls somewhat prescient—at least about how everything would soon change."



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Long Exposure Photography without a Tripod

Long Exposure Photography without a Tripod: "For me, as a travel photographer, the size and the weight of the photography equipment that I carry around is very important. Over the years, I learned how to carry only the items absolutely necessary for shooting in order to eliminate anything unessential."



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Telling a Greater Story by Shooting Image Collections

Telling a Greater Story by Shooting Image Collections: "You hit the export button and now your shot is ready for your website, blog, Facebook photography page, or an email attachment to a client. Be honest with yourself. Why is it a great image? Many photographers fall into the trap of thinking an image is stellar because of its textbook perfection. Beware. “Regular Joe” isn’t as interested in technical precision as they are the story in the frame."



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The Future of Photography Websites - Understanding and Adapting to Trends - Digital Photography School

The Future of Photography Websites - Understanding and Adapting to Trends - Digital Photography School: "Right off the bat, this is not an article about what background colors to use, what plugins to install, or other shallow web design fashion trends. Focusing blindly on bells and whistles (flat design, parallax scrolling, full-width page layouts) won’t actually make your photo website better. Sure, it might make it pretty, but it won’t necessarily be effective"



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9 Top Tips for Shooting Waterfalls, Creeks and Streams

9 Top Tips for Shooting Waterfalls, Creeks and Streams: "Waterfalls, creeks and streams are something of a photographic specialty for me. Aside from the fact that there are thousands of them at my Vancouver Island Headquarters, they’re also really easy to photograph and often result in magical images that stand the test of time. "



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Photography Tips and Tutorials for Beginners

Photography Tips and Tutorials for Beginners: "A large proportion of the readers of Digital Photography School classify themselves as beginners – so we thought it might be helpful to have a page set up that collates some of our Digital Photography Tips for Beginners."



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Tips for Photographing Popular Tourist Destinations

Tips for Photographing Popular Tourist Destinations: "As photographers, we often note that one way to make interesting images that are different from the norm is to get our camera to out-of-the-way places that haven’t been flooded with photographers."



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How to Achieve Better Bokeh - 4 Simple Tips - Digital Photography School

How to Achieve Better Bokeh - 4 Simple Tips - Digital Photography School: "When photographers use shallow depth-of-field, the purpose is usually to make the subject of the photo stand out from the background.  Unfortunately, this usually means that the photographer forgets about the aesthetic quality of the area not in focus and pays attention only to the subject.  Big mistake.  This article seeks to teach photographers how to achieve beautiful bokeh."



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