Rule of thirds
Here’s the 4th installment of my basic photography series. Everyone who started out drawing or photography must have at least heard ‘rule of thirds’. So to show you what it is, I share this great article from DPS. Perhaps the most well know principle of photographic composition is the ‘Rule of Thirds‘.
Basic photography: understanding ISO
Here goes the third post of my basic photography series. This is ISO setting, so here goes the basic definition. In traditional (film) photography ISO (or ASA) was the indication of how sensitive a film was to light. It was measured in numbers (you’ve probably seen them on films – 100, 200, 400, 800 etc). [...]
Basic photography: understanding Shutter
This is the 2nd series of my basic tutorial. How to set the proper shutter speed. A shutter in a camera is simply a gate that allow/block light that goes from the lens to the image sensor. What we deal with shutter is deciding how long it open, so that it allow how much light [...]
Basic photography: understanding Aperture
“How can I get that kind of shot? It looks really nice.” I’ve got that question a lot from relatives and friends who just started photography. And I assume they’re getting DSLR means they want to, at least, get better pics than from a compact camera. But on DSLR, one is required to know how [...]
The end of megapixel race
The more megapixel, the better. This is what average person believe in. Well, it may be true generally. But may not on some cases. It depends on who you are and what you need. Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging SLR department, said “Twelve megapixel is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers [...]
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