Posts Tagged ‘Digital Photography’ (Page 2)

Photography Basics – Focal length

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Lenses, both those available separately for DSLR cameras, and those built into compact and bridge cameras, come in a wide variety of focal lengths. This article discusses the different focal lengths, what they are suitable for, and the different trade-offs.

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Written by Discover Digital Photography

May 15th, 2011 at 5:00 am

Photography Basics – ISO

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Along with aperture and shutter speed, ISO is one of the settings on your camera that you can use to affect the brightness (exposure) of your photos. Unlike aperture it won't affect depth of field, and unlike shutter speed, it doesn't affect how quickly (or slowly) an image is captured. However, it can affect image quality by introducing what is known as 'noise'.

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May 12th, 2011 at 5:00 am

Architectural Detail Photography Tips

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When photographing architecture, it is common to try and photograph the whole building, or maybe a whole room. However, focusing on the smaller details of a building can also make for great photos.

Good subjects for architectural detail shots include items like the decorated bases of columns, pedestals, elaborate door frames, and balustrades.

Architectural detail of ancient Greek stone column
greece09-2323 by Tinnytintin on flickr (licensed CC-BY-ND)

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April 1st, 2011 at 5:00 am

How Digital Photography Has Changed Professional Photography

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Author: Deniece Mize

The introduction of digital photography has changed many things not the least of which is professional photography. In the past it took several weeks from the time of a sitting to the time a customer was actually able to receive professional photographs.

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February 5th, 2011 at 5:00 am

Successful Tips For Starting A Photography Business

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Author: Alex Don

Often I am asked, how to best start a photography business? The answer mainly depends on which area of you wish to specialise in photography, or you may decide to be a 'all rounder'.

You should clearly know this before the start of your business. There's nothing as distracting to achieving your goals as constantly jumping from one specialist area to another specialist area; you never make it in anything! You definitely need a plan for your business with targets and goals that you have to work towards.

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January 30th, 2011 at 5:00 am

Learn Digital Photography – Is Digital Photography Dead?

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Author: Wayne Turner

Yes, digital photography is dead in the water IF ‘photography’ is taken out of digital photography. As Kodak’s brownie box camera and their Instamatic brought photography to the masses in the 20th century, so the digital camera has done the same in the 21st. But, once the ‘ability to take photos novelty’ wears off, the lack of skills will relegate the digital camera to the hobby drawer.

Kodak brownie "Six-20" 1930's box camera
kodak brownie 620, 1 by David on flickr (licensed CC-BY-SA)

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January 5th, 2011 at 12:42 am

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