Choosing the Right Lens for Photography
May 27, 2009 Photography
Slowly, but surely, the worth of the fixed focal length lens (or prime lens) to the non-professional photographer is being eroded by the increasing perfection of zoom lens technology. The days when you packed your camera bag with trusty 28mm, 50mm, 85mm, 105mm, and even 180mm lenses are rapidly disappearing. Why bother when you can simply reach for something like Nikon’s all-purpose Nikkor 18-200mm DX VR zoom lens and know that you have both flexibility and optical speed at your fingertips?
The truth is that, while the range of focal lengths may be increasing within a single zoom lens, no all-purpose lens is ever likely to perform at the level of eqivalent prime lenses for its full range of focal lengths.
Zooms are engineered with a good deal more glass than is found in a prime lens, and because of this they “swallow” more light than the corresponding lens of the same focal length. Unless you are photographing under very bright light, the required increased shutter duration time of a zoom may make the difference between a good image, and one that is ruined by camera lens wobble.
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Tags: cameras, Digital Camera, lens
A Beginners Shopping List for Digital Photography Equipment
May 27, 2009 Photography
While it is very easy to spend lots of money on all the equipment that is available to the beginner in digital photography. You only need to get a few basic items to start learning how to take great photos. There are some essentials you need to have, like obviously a camera and a camera bag. Also items like batteries
, memory, tripod, lenses and filters should also be on your shopping list. Below is a list of equipment you should consider when you want to get more out of shooting digitally.
A Camera. With the advances in digital technology, cameras have become feature packed. Cameras that range from simple point and shoot models to top professional level workhorses worth thousands. Features to look for in a camera are resolution, lens quality, image transfer mechanism, and wether you want goodie like movie modes or panoramic capture. The features and abilities of your basic digital camera has exploded over the recent years. So much so that with a little practice and the right equipment absolute beginners can take amazing photos.
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Tags: digital, photography equipment, shopping
How to Capture Motion Shots
May 27, 2009 Photography
You always thought that your digital camera can’t take motion shots as the camera almost takes a second to capture an image and the action is missed. Thus you refrained from taking action shots and limited your digital camera to taking pictures at gathering and parties.
Good photos are always taken by fine photographers and not the camera itself. Though your camera has umpteen shortcomings, especially when it comes to capturing action shots, you can still master a few techniques that will beg you to differ. Some common flaws that digital cameras inherit is the shutter lag, limited shutter speed, write (image saving) time of the camera.
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Tags: action shots, Digital Camera, how, motion shots, Tips
Photography and Tripod
May 10, 2009 Photography
Taking photograph is not complete if all your pictures are looking shaky. And believe me this is one of the problem that will confront a newbie when he ventures into photography. The remedy for a shaky snapshot is to have a tripod, and a good one for that matter. Though they can be a pain to carry, but for you to get rid of the problem mentioned earlier you will definitely need it. There are plenty and different varieties to choose from and they all come in every shape and size
The tripod has great advantage to photographers, either you are the type that takes nature shots, or the macro-photography, using the tripod makes your subject be as clear as possible. you can also use the tripod for long exposure shots, slow shutter speed etc there is no shot you will take that the tripod will not make a meaning of
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Photography in Black and White
May 7, 2009 Photography
Black and white pictures were first developed long before colored pictures were born just as the television and the movies. The history of the modern photograph is much printed in monochromatic pictures, which are basically black and white pictures. The photograph back then was rendered in dark and light patches which were used to create black and white effects. The dark portions would sometimes be rendered as gray or brownish.
Fall of Black and White
When the colored picture came into being during the 1975 era, black and white pictures came tumbling down, and they fell hard. There were many reasons behind this falling. The different manufacturers were developing better-than-ever color films and they were creating these films at very affordable prices. The number of good developers of black and white films was also declining. The attention of the public was turned into the more elaborate and exciting colored pictures
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The Best Subject in Photography
May 7, 2009 Photography
What’s the best subject in Photography? Many have been searching for the right answer without realizing it lies within the individual senses, the things that motivate the seeing, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. It all depends on the interpretation of the photographer and what techniques he’ll be using to send a message to his audience that will categorize the works as the “best” subject in photography.
Ask yourself (or rather your eyes): What do you want to see? There’s a saying that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” therefore you alone can determine beauty. I know ideas starts to pop into your minds right now but let me share to you some of the best and simple subjects I have experimented (with astonishing results) that you might want to tackle one of these days:
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Tags: children, countryside, food, Photography
