Vertical lines have the ability to give a variety of different moods in a photograph ranging from power and strength to growth. As horizontal lines can be accentuated by shooting in horizontal format vertical lines can be used very effectively by swapping the way you hold your camera into a vertical framing. This lengthens the [...]
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Lesson 17: Lines – Part 2: Vertical and Diagonal
November 9th, 2009 
Andrei 
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Tags: composition, diagonal lines, lines, the beginning, vertical lines 
2 Comments »Lesson 16: Lines – Part 1: Horizontal
November 7th, 2009 Andrei When considering the composition of an image one of the elements that photographers look for are ‘Lines’. The lines that can be found in images are very powerful elements that with a little practice can add dynamic impact to a photo in terms of mood as well as how they lead an image’s viewer into [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: composition, horizontal lines, lines, the beginning 2 Comments »Lesson 15: Rule Of Thirds
November 3rd, 2009 Andrei The rule of thirds is one of the most basic composition guidelines in photography. The rule of thirds makes use of a natural tendency of the human eye to be more strongly drawn towards certain parts of an image. The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: composition, rule of third, rule of thirds, sensor, the beginning 3 Comments »Lesson 14: Metering Mode
November 1st, 2009 Andrei Metering mode refers to the way in which a camera determines the exposure. Cameras generally allow the user to select between spot, center-weighted average, or multi-zone metering modes. Various metering modes are provided to allow the user to select the most appropriate one for use in a variety of lighting conditions. SPOT METERING: With spot [...]
Lesson 13: White Balance
October 30th, 2009 Andrei White balance is a digital camera setting that allows the colors in your photos to appear accurately. White balance gets it’s name because if a photo has correct white balance, things that are white in reality appear white in the photo. All other colors appear accurately too – blacks are pure black and gray are [...]
Lesson 12: Semi Automatic and Fully Manual Modes
October 28th, 2009 Andrei APERTURE PRIORITY MODE (A or AV): This mode is really a semi-automatic (or semi-manual) mode where you choose the aperture and the camera chooses the shutter speed so as to ensure you have a well balanced exposure. Aperture priority mode is useful when you’re looking to control the depth of field in a shot (usually [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: aperture, depth of field, manual mode, semi automatic modes, the beginning No Comments »Lesson 11: Exposure Time and Aperture
October 27th, 2009 Andrei I’ve decided to talk about Exposure Time and Aperture in the same lesson because it is a strong relation between them, which I’ll explain later. First I will discuss about each of them to help you understand them better. EXPOSURE TIME: The Exposure Time is the period of time in which the sensor will be [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: aperture, depth of field, dof, exposure, exposure time 5 Comments »Lesson 10: Automatic modes
October 25th, 2009 Andrei So now you have your digital camera in your hands and you are about to take the first shots. Most beginners in this situation will put the camera into full auto mode, or into one of the auto mode presets. In this lesson we will talk about these modes so you can know their advantages [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: automatic modes, landscape mode, macro mode, night mode, portrait mode No Comments »Lesson 9: Batteries
October 21st, 2009 Andrei Batteries are another very important aspect that you will have to take into consideration. Some digital cameras (mainly the DSLRs) come with their own rechargeable batteries, so the only thing you can do after you get your camera is to see if this one is enough for you and if not, you can buy another [...]
Lesson 8: Memory cards
October 18th, 2009 Andrei Choosing a memory card is actually an easy task. All you have to do is to follow a few easy steps: 1. Memory card type: To find out what type of memory card does your camera support, all you have to do is to look into camera specifications. Nowadays there are a lot of memory [...]
