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Yesterday’s topic was Shoot Some Shadows. This is the last part of the light and dark, super contrasty experiment mini-series (not its real name). The other parts were Shooting Some Shadows and Shooting Some Silhouettes. Today we want to add some pizzazz to sunlight photos. Specifically, when sunlight is coming through an opening, be it… Read More
Wandered here from somewhere else? Check out all of the 40 Photography Experiments! Today we will cover sun stars. This experiment is simple and can be a lot of fun. First, tell me what the main difference is between these two photos of the Treasury at Petra in Jordan: The answer is: the sun in… Read More
Fun With Light Trails Light Trails take a bit of imagination to conceptualize and shoot. While not vital, it helps to be able to plot out how you want your image to appear to understand the camera settings for this type of photography. Here’s the deal; light comes in to your camera and hits your… Read More
Wandered here from somewhere else? Check out all the 40 Photography Experiments! Light Trails Today’s experiment is a fun one and I hope it gets you thinking of light differently, because there are a lot of things that can be done with this one. Just to be clear, Light Trails, as I talk about them… Read More
Let’s get started early on today’s photography experiment! Different Times Of Day = Different Light = Different Photos The purpose of the 40 Photography Experiments series is not to bring up earth shattering concepts, but to start you looking at light, and how you capture it, in a different way. Today’s experiment will seem obvious, but it… Read More
Today’s topic in 40 Photography Experiments has less to do with using a camera and more to do with photography. Set your camera down for a moment, please. You won’t need it today. Here’s the experiment you can run: 1) Look some place other than this computer/phone screen (but memorize these easy steps first). 2)… Read More
What is a Histogram? Boring Answer (from Wikipedia): An image histogram is a type of histogram that acts as a graphical representation of the tonal distribution in a digital image.[1] It plots the number of pixels for each tonal value. By looking at the histogram for a specific image a viewer will be able to… Read More
Let’s jump right into the guts of your camera and how it makes exposure decisions. Metering Modes What are Metering Modes? Your eye and brain are fantastic at figuring out what is the correct exposure for any scene and adjusting to it. You squint without thinking and in dark situations your pupils dilate to bring… Read More
Welcome to Day 1! Let’s jump right in with the fundamental law for all photography; You take pictures of light, not things. That’s it! Why is it law and not a rule? For one thing, we’ll see tomorrow that all the rules of photography can be broken in one way or another for creative reasons…. Read More