Archive For The “Photography Techniques” Category
As I mentioned in my “Photography Basics” post, aperture is the size of the opening in the rear of the lens that allows light to pass through to the camera sensor. Aperture is described in f stops. The higher the number of f stop, the smaller the opening at the rear of the lens is, and therefore,…
In my last blog post I talked about my downtown LA night photography with my friend Becky. In that post I spoke about showing her how to use shutter priority to make light trail photographs of the traffic on the freeway. I figured it only made sense that my next post be about how to shoot in…
It has been too long since my last blog post. I took a short trip to Phoenix to visit some family and watch a couple of Spring Training baseball games which kept me away from my blog. However, I had a fun experience this past Friday evening that I wanted to share. A friend of mine, Becky, has…
Ok, so I’ve had this blog up for several weeks and I’ve posted a half dozen posts about all kinds of different gear, but have failed to post on the most crucial thing…actually making photographs. So, here’s a post on the basics of making a photograph on a digital camera. Two Components of a Photograph: If…
They say it never rains in Southern California. After the last couple of weeks, I can say that nothing could be further from the truth. It is raining today and has rained quite a bit here in the last couple of weeks. It is also expected to rain several days over the coming week. Now I know that Southern…