Now, despite our best efforts, us home/hobby photographers working with just the camera in our hands and no other equipment often have to struggle with less than ideal lighting situations – it might be too bright and sunny, or alternatively, it might be too dark. Both situations give rather unsatisfactory results and can wash out [...]
Now, I wasn’t planning on adding any more to the point-and-shoot photography series, but after a few enquiries from readers, I’ve decided to do a summary post covering a number of things What’s your gear? I’ve had a few questions regarding the equipment that I use, even one email accusing me of shooting with an [...]
Okay, this week’s installment for the p&s photography series is on how to focus. Now, I’m the first to admit that I am a pure amateur photographer. While using my old Olympus p&s, I’d never thought about trying anything other than the auto functions, and it was only after I replaced it in March 07 [...]
Welcome to the third post in the ‘Basic Tips for P&S users’ guide. This week, we cover the ominous topic of…flash photography. Using on-camera flash is something that appears to have just as many supporters as those who frown upon it, and its easy to see why. It is super-bright (or not bright enough, depending [...]
Whoops! This should really have gone up on Sunday…but better late than never, right? This second lesson of basic photography tips will be covering two elements of light exposure for digital cameras – ISO and exposure compensation. Okay, lets start with the easier one first. To understand what ISO is and how it works, we [...]