Understanding Camera Aperture

The first step in understanding camera aperture is to get a clear picture in your mind as to what it actually is. If you think of a human eye your cameras aperture can be likened to the pupil which opens and closes to allow differential amounts of light through the eye to the light sensitive retina behind it.

Lighting Photography Tips - A Guide to Using Your Flash

Although flashes are just one type of photography light, they are also one of the most common. Nearly all cameras these days have a built-in flash and most professional photographers use a flash regularly for their work. Just like cameras, flashes vary significantly in their construction, functionality and accessories. Here's a breakdown on how to get the most out of your flash.

Hyperfocal Focusing: What Is It And Why Should You Use It?

When should you use hyperfocal focusing? Well, sometimes when shooting a landscape, you want everything sharp from the front to the back of the scene. Setting a small aperture such as f/16, f/22 or even f/32 can help, but if you really want to maximize depth of field, hyperfocal focusing is the technique you need to use.

What is Photorealism?

With modern times, comes modern ways of thinking. With modern ways of thinking comes new ways of approaching old things. This is done by blending the old and the new by correcting the old with the new. Such is the way with photorealism. This art from, which is dominated by painters instead of photographers, is the making of a painting out of a photograph. This started in the 1960's in the United States and has even branched to another art form called hyperrealism. Photorealism has emerged from Pop Art to act as an opposition to Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism. At times, it has been wrongly names as Super Realism, New Realism, Sharp Focus Realism and Hyper Realism.