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Category: Tips and Tricks

Tips and tricks for beginner and advanced amateur photographers. Photographic theory, photographic technique, camera tricks, advanced photography techniques, learn how to compose photos, learn photography. 

Learn about how cameras work. Learn photographic theory. Learn photograph composition.

Ansel Adams said “There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.”

Tips and Tricks for photographers

vertical grip
Posted on2017-10-022017-10-02 Accessories Tips and Tricks

Does Your DSLR Need a Vertical Grip?

If you want more shots per battery swap and shoot a fair amount of portrait orientation shots, a vertical grip might extend the utility of...

Lens Distortion - Barrel
Posted on2017-09-192017-09-19 Tips and Tricks

Lens Distortion: Pincushion vs Barrel

There are a handful of lens distortion types cited in lens reviews, but the two most common are pincushion distortion and barrel distortion. Both types...

focus breathing
Posted on2017-09-102018-10-14 Tips and Tricks

What is Focus Breathing?

This is a term that gets thrown around a lot in lens reviews, but what does it actually mean? Focus breathing is the minuscule change...

Canon RC-701
Posted on2017-07-082018-10-20 Tips and Tricks

15 Photography Facts / Historical Notes

All the photography facts that are fit to post online. Okay, not ALL the photography facts. But here are 15 interesting (to me) photography facts:...

Available Light
Posted on2017-06-162017-06-23 Opinion Tips and Tricks

Some Thoughts On Available Light Photography

I’m a huge fan of available light photography. That’s probably because when I got started, I was a college student. I had no extra money...

Posted on2017-05-292017-10-05 Tips and Tricks

Memory Cards: “Class” Matters for Newer Cameras

I never used to pay attention to the speed rating (called “speed class” by the industry that governs such things) on memory cards, because it...

UV Filters
Posted on2017-05-222017-06-23 Opinion Tips and Tricks

Don’t Buy UV Filters for your Lenses

The conventional wisdom in the days of film photography was to buy a UV filter (or a “skylight” filter) for each and every lens in...

RAW? Naw!
Posted on2017-05-202017-09-20 Opinion Tips and Tricks

You Don’t Always NEED to Shoot in RAW

You don’t always *need* to shoot in RAW. There, I’ve said it. And by so doing, I have contradicted just about about every respected digital...

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