Aperture and Aperture Priority Mode – Part I
Photo Perspectives participating photographer, ZB, captured the stunning image shown above. Not only is it a great image, but an excellent starting point for a…
Photographer Education
The Photographer Education page serves as our blog/educational post archive. Categories appearing to have no to have no associated posts simply reflect that access to those parts of the archive are restricted based on user role/membership status. Content varies in complexity but most is used for laying the foundation for students in our Middle School Initiative.
One Minute Exposures – What is a stop
Other Posts Related to Exposure Exposure One Minute Exposures – What is a stop Shawn Roberts January 28, 2024 Exposure Video – A Brief Introduction…
Video – A Brief Introduction to Exposure and the Parts of the DSLR Camera
Other Posts Related to Exposure Exposure Video – A Brief Introduction to Exposure and the Parts of the DSLR Camera Other Posts Related to Exposure…
Video – Shutter Priority Mode
Other Posts Related to Shutter Speed Shutter Speed Video – Shutter Priority Mode Other Posts Related to Shutter Speed October 24, 2022 | By Shawn…
One Minute Exposure – Rule of Thirds
Additional Posts Related to the Rule of Thirds Elements of Design and Composition The Rule of Thirds As is often the case with “rules” of…
Exposure Compensation
Snowflakes fall gently across the barren expanse of the frozen lake. The soft blanket of beauty leaves one almost unaware of the winter chill lingering…
Cold Weather Camera Care
Winter in Maine produces scenes that call out to photographers to brave the cold to capture the beauty. One area of camera safety that people…
One Image Narratives as Knowing Expressions of Relativism
WOWZERS!!! There is a lot to unpack in that title. Visual storytelling, or narrative photography, serves as an umbrella term to describe the process of…
Aperture and Aperture Priority Mode – Part III
The above image of three glasses demonstrates a pitfall of depth of field about which photographers should be mindful. Shot at f/1.4, 1/125th of a…
Aperture and Aperture Priority Mode – Part II
So why do photographers care about aperture at all? Can’t you just adjust the brightness later in your photo editor? To some extent, yes. BUT,…
The Rule of Thirds
As is often the case with “rules” of composition, the Rule of Thirds is perhaps better conceptualized as a guideline or suggestion for consideration. Nevertheless,…
People and Portraits – Overview
SMILE. SAY CHEESE ….. Unless you are teaching your child how to order a hamburger topping at a restaurant, let’s try to remove this phrase…
The Basic Metering Modes
How Does Your Camera Know? In the beginning (and sometimes the middle and the end), a photographer just wants to wander around, point the camera…
Shutter Speed and Shutter Priority Mode
The Shutter: “The When” and “The How Long” Just like shutters on a house open and close to either let light in or keep light…
The Basics of Exposure
What is exposure? In photography, exposure refers to the amount of light that reaches, and is collected by, the sensor to create an image. Like…
The “Inventing” of Supernatural Photography
If you are looking for a discussion of whether ghosts are real, this isn’t it. Nor is this a discussion of whether spirits have ever…
Add a Human Element
In response to criticism that his landscape photographs seldom include people, Ansel Adams responded, “there are always two people in every picture: the photographer and…
Rule of Space
The “Rule” of Space simply suggests that a photographer taking a picture of a moving object should leave more space in the frame in the…
Leading Lines
“Leading Lines” in photography are exactly what they sound like – lines that direct a viewer’s gaze to an important part of the photo or…
Perspective
Perspective is a huge topic with many parts. All are relevant in one way or another to photography. To begin with, let’s focus on perspective…