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The moon It’s such an alluring photo subject and confounds beginning photographer more than it amazes. The problem is, when the moon is high in the night sky, it is contrasting the blackness of space more than most people realize. Our eyes and our brain do a great job of making the moon appear just… Read More
Yesterday’s topic was: The Exposure Triangle Before we dive too deep into other subjects, I thought it best to explaining how your camera works. While not all the mechanics are the same for DSLR, smartphones, mirrorless, drones, etc… the principles are the same. We’ll use this DSLR image for reference: How Your Camera Works First,… Read More
With our law and rules finished, let’s jump into how to make a photo. The Exposure Triangle First, there is The Exposure Triangle. It balances all things. Makes things right in the Universe. Or maybe it is just a handy metaphor. To be honest, the Exposure Triangle, to me, is better explained as two Teeter-Totters,… Read More
All About Rule Breakers Welcome back! If you missed Day 1 and the one law you can’t break, you can find that post here. Now that we have the law out of the way, let’s look at the rules. Photography is a subjective art. There’s no real right or wrong way to do it, but… 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
If you’re new to photography or just want a better grip on the basics, you’re in the right place. Smartphone, DSLR, mirrorless, drone…it doesn’t matter what you shoot with, the next 43 days will take you through a learning adventure and improve your skills. Just take it one day at a time and you will… Read More