Depth of Field (DOF) is a very debated subject in the photography classes. However, from all the available tutorials, this video appears to me as the best for explaining the importance and the effect of DOF. Not to mention that the images which serve as examples are extremely good, made by professionals. Tags: dof, depth [...]

1. Purple Fringing – one of the most commonly chromatic aberration in photography Try not to shoot against the sky if the below portion of the frame is much darker, decrease the exposure one step, use a polarizer and, if possible, shoot in RAW format. 2. Overexposed – too much light enters the camera in [...]

Let’s start with the definition of one pixel is the smallest picture unit in a computer image or display. Now you noticed that every camera specification refers to the number of megapixels that the camera posses – this means million of pixels. All these million of pixels are arranged in a grid. This grid has [...]

digg_url = ‘http://www.photoaxe.com/tips-on-easy-steps-on-how-to-to-make-remarkable-seaside-photos/’; This summer I had the chance to go on a trip at the seaside, the Black See Romanian Coast. I had all the needed gear with me: camera, extra memory cards, extra rechargeable batteries, tripod and a laptop. Every experienced photographer developed a certain shooting style of his own (for example photographers [...]

Probably the oldest trick in photography, but most people forget about it so take a look. Tags: fill flash, flash, photo tips

Time for a lesson again. The weekend comes and before you take your camera and go out to find something to shoot, take a look at this video to remember you at what tips should you think when being out there shooting. Tags: top 10 photography tips, photo tips, best photo tips

The 3 techniques described in this article are part of the techniques used to isolate the subject from the background – an essential rule in photography. You may already know that a longer exposure time will create motion blur if the subject moves. See the example below. The other way around: steady subject but movement [...]

The 3 basic metering styles (Spot Metering, Center-Weight Metering and Multi-zone Metering) are explained in part I of How to use the Metering System of Digital Cameras. In this Video you get a better approach of how to use the metering system on both compact and slr digital cameras. Tags: spot metering, center-weight metering, matrix [...]

Before looking at the following video, take a read of this article: Focal Length and Aperture Explained for the Photography Novice – Part I. Tags: lens, focal length, aperture, f number, f stop, depth of field, dof, angle of view, perspective, wide, tele, exposure time

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