How to Choose a Video Shutter Speed
If you’re new to videography, one question you might have is: “How do I choose a shutter speed based on my chosen frame rate?” Selecting...
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Editing JPEGs with Camera Raw: Quick Tutorial
Shooting RAW provides many advantages over JPEG, but the primary reason cited by most photographers is post-production and editing capabilities. But there is a way...
Quick Study on Depth of Field
Articles and videos throw around the term “depth of field” quite casually, as if everyone already knows what it means. Depth of Field (DOF from...
How to Read Canon Lens Date Codes
Every Canon lens has a “date code” imprinted somewhere on the lens mount. This tells you where and when the lens was manufactured so that...
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...
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...
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...