If, like me, you have hundreds or even thousands of photos on your hard drive you may be wondering how you can capitalize on them. In this post I want to discuss the many options around selling your photos and in particular how to sell your photos online. There are a number of ways of … [Read the full post…]
To understand the definition of ISO in photography I think it is important to clear a small misconception about the origin of the term ISO. The following may sound a bit pedantic but bear with me as it has an important bearing on the pronunciation of ISO and is interesting. It is widely, and incorrectly, … [Read the full post…]
I was recently involved in a camera club discussion where the topic was “What is Street Photography?” The ensuing discussion was emotional, informative and at times contradictory. A few of those present became emotional, and visibly aggressive, as they themselves had been photographed ‘without their consent’ in public places or at public events. This sort … [Read the full post…]
In this post I will be explaining how to correctly expose for high contrast lighting conditions to provide a well exposed photo. By that I mean overcoming, rather than utilising, contrast lighting. Utilising contrast produces either high-key or low-key photography where the lighting is optimised to create drama. My intention with this post is t … [Read the full post…]
Camera f Stops Explained? Strictly speaking there is no such thing as “camera f stops”; f stops refer to the aperture of lenses and not the camera itself. As f stops seem to cause some confusion I will endeavour to explain what is meant by f stops and what other type of “stops” there are in photography. You shouldn’t really … [Read the full post…]