A darkroom is what most people refer to as the photo lab. As the name implies, a dark room is a room or a space which is made to be dark in order for photographers to be able to use materials that are light-sensitive to develop films and photographs.
These rooms were first used in the [...]

Starting from today, I’m 23 years old and Photoaxe is 1 year old. Yes, both in the same day. Should I have 2 cakes? Or just one but special one?
I woke up and went into to chicken to drink my coffe and there it was: a cake and a note from my parents.
I put candles [...]

Here’s a photography story I made today.
I gave life to a book. First, the book tries to open. The book cannot get open to easy: it falls down. But then it tries again. After a long long, it finally gets opened and begins to tell the story written inside. The hands will give the impression [...]

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Large Depth of Field Examples:
A large depth of field is key when you want to share a crisp, sharp and well-focused view of the entire scene with your viewers.
This can be particularly useful in landscapes. Example:

In this photograph, the use of a large depth of field ensures that both the small rock [...]

When using shallow depth of field, it is very important to make sure you focus on your subject. Most cameras autofocus by focusing on the center of the frame. This can be a problem if the subject is not in the center, as it will not be properly focused.
Fortunately, all models of autofocus cameras offer [...]

In the previous DOF Tutorial I was telling you that Depth of field is influenced by three main factors: 1) Aperture, 2) Focal length, and 3) the distance to the subject. Now I will show you details about each of these factors.
1) Aperture:
The relationship between aperture and depth of field is quite simple:
A large aperture [...]

If you have just purchased your Nikon D80, the controls on the outside of the camera coupled with all the menus and custom settings can be … all » downright overwhelming. We give you a structure for looking at the controls as well as a repeatable ritual for taking great photos with your new [...]

Nikon Understanding Digital Photography DVD You are ready to take your digital SLR photography beyond the automatic settings on your … all » Nikon digital SLR camera, this 45 minute Nikon School© DVD is the perfect guide. Join Bob Krist, award-winning National Geographic Traveler Photographer, on a day of shooting and instruction. Along the [...]

Why not trash the dress the day after the wedding. We took this couple into a remote location in the RM to set up a really cool fashion shoot underwater in a cave (Centoe) in the middle of the Mayan Jungle. We have provided photo examples of our set up and narrate the shoot throughout [...]

Cats are cute and funny and everyone who has a cat and a camera will make tons of photos with the pretty pet. As a result, the Internet gets filled up with photos of all cats in the world and “professional” photographers avoid this subject (the newest concept among photographers is that they must [...]