I had an opportunity to photograph a local Taekwondo sparring event last weekend and I decided to share some of the photographs from the event, along with some photography tips and lessons learned. I have been involved in Taekwondo since I was 12 and while I spent many years taking...
Photography Tutorials Category Archive - Page 22
What is Spherical Aberration?
Spherical Aberration is an optical problem that occurs when all incoming light rays end up focusing at different points after passing through a spherical surface. Light rays passing through a lens near its horizontal axis are refracted less than rays closer to the edge or "periphery" of the lens and...
Camera Lens Filters Explained
Filters in photography - sheets of glass or resin attach to your camera lens - can serve different purposes for photographers. They can be indispensable for capturing scenery in extremely difficult lighting conditions, they can enhance colors and reduce reflections, and they can simply protect lenses. Filters are widely used...
How to Take Black and White Pictures
If you are inspired by the works of Ansel Adams, James Nachtwey or other masters of black and white photography, you probably want to try doing some B&W yourself. If you don't know how to take black and white pictures and where to start, then the tips below might help...
What is a Photography Workflow?
If you have been reading articles on photography and post-processing, especially from a professional photographer, you have probably stumbled upon the word "workflow" and wondered what it meant. In this article, I will explain what a workflow is and what it is comprised of in the world of digital photography....
Landscape Photography Guide
Landscape photography is a popular genre among many photographers for a number of reasons. It is relatively easy to get into due to the fact that even the most basic cameras and lenses can capture stunning landscapes. It works greatly as a hobby for those who like getting out and...
Equivalent Focal Length and Field of View
When it comes to focal lengths, it seems that many photographers get very confused by "equivalent focal length" and "field of view" jargon that is often used to describe lens attributes on different camera sensors. To help fully understand these terms, I decided to write a quick article, explaining what...
How to Clean DSLR Sensor and Keep Your Camera Gear Clean
This is our first video tutorial that we are posting on our blog about how to clean your DSLR camera sensor and keep your camera gear clean. Please keep in mind that we shot this video last night and I did not have any time to edit the video or...
How to Enlarge Photographs for Printing
A discussion on image cropping sparked up the idea to write this post after I exchanged a couple of comments in my "How to Photograph Birds" article with Tim Layton, who was concerned with cropping bird images and losing resolution for printing. He suggested to try to increase the size...
Raptor Photography Techniques
I really enjoy raptor photography, definitely much more than any other type of bird photography. Birds of prey are powerful, aggressive, fast, agile, precise and even at times ravenous, having no mercy on their targets. They are also tough to photograph and get close to, since most of them (especially...