by Andy Jones | Dec 27, 2022 | Editing, Equipment, Technique
Preparing your images for printing Why is my image resolution too low for printing? When you upload your images to an online image lab you need to meet their minimum size requirement. There are lots of different minimum sizes across all the print labs, so I’m not...
by Andy Jones | Dec 27, 2022 | Equipment, Technique
Live View of Viewfinder? These are two different ways to look at and compose your image. On a DSLR the Live View is a video feed on the rear LCD screen, and the Viewfinder is an optical view through the lens. Mirrorless cameras have both the LCD screen and the...
by Andy Jones | Dec 27, 2022 | Equipment, Technique
What is Bulb? Bulb is a shooting mode that is over one hundred years old. Most DSLR cameras have the slowest shutter speed of 30 seconds (30”), if you want it longer than 30 seconds you use Bulb. So Bulb is a setting that lets you keep the shutter open for as long as...
by Andy Jones | Dec 27, 2022 | Creativity, Equipment, Technique
On or Off Camera Flash? What’s the difference between On and Off-Camera Flash? Well, the initial answer is pretty simple. On-camera has the flash mounted to the hot shoe on top of the camera. Off-camera the flash is positioned away from the camera and is set off by a...
by Andy Jones | Dec 27, 2022 | Equipment, Technique
How do I shoot products? Different types of product photoshoots The two types of product shoots I’m covering here are lifestyle product shoots and still product shoots. Both these types are shoots you can do for yourself or offer commercially. This is one type of...
by Andy Jones | Dec 27, 2022 | Equipment, Technique
Is this a Focusing Problem? and Blurry Landscapes I don’t see this as a focusing problem. The problem is strong backlighting and the wrong metering mode. If you look a the photo the light is coming from behind the bird. The problem is that the side of the bird facing...
