One thing that seems to separate the photographer pros from the amateurs is gear. If you see a photographer on the street with multiple lenses, bags, and cameras, you’d likely assume him or her to be a serious hobbyist or a professional. One of those pieces of equipment that usually stands the pro apart from [...]

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Not every photograph is meant to be sharp. There are times you’ll intentionally blur an image, such as in sports photography when you’re capturing a racecar zooming around the track and want to show speed. Then again, there are times you want to stop the action and have a sharp image, like this pooch running [...]

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No one can argue that camera lenses and cute dogs go together like peanut butter and jelly. After all, who doesn’t want to capture memories of their dog from puppy to adulthood? Our dogs’ photos go on the mantel, in photo albums, and on our walls just like the rest of the family’s photos do. [...]

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Today I start a new regular column answering your photographic questions. I find that I get a lot of common questions from my Ask David page. By answering them here, I hope to help everyone else who might have this problem, and not just the person who asked the question. Today, we’ll answer questions on [...]

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It’s autumn, and winter isn’t too far away. Soon we’ll be spending our nights indoors by the roar of a fire, enjoying the flickering of candles. Have you ever wondered how to take pristine pictures under candlelight when you don’t have that much light to work with in the first place? The following tips will [...]

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Nothing could be more fundamental to photography than shutter speed. It determines so much of every picture we take. We can use it to freeze fast motion or to make rushing water blend together and create a beautiful backdrop for a waterfall. Shutter speed controls how bright or dark our photos appear, allowing us to [...]

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Sometimes, when our photos turn out blurry, it’s because of a focus problem. Your camera has set the focus point on the wrong part of the image. An example is in the image on the right. The camera’s focus point is outside leaving our subject (the boy) blurry and out of focus.

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I have some rather active nephews and when I try to take a snap of them indoors I usually end up with some blurry body parts in my photos. But why does this happen and how can it be fixed?

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Sometimes some of the subjects in your shots are in focus, but other subjects that are a little closer or further away are out of focus. This is an unwanted side effect of having what’s called a ‘Shallow Depth Of Field’.

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Nothing is more annoying than getting home from an event and realizing that most of your photos have turned out blurry. There are 4 major causes of blurry photos in digital cameras and unless you know what to look for, it’s hard to tell what is causing the problem. Read on to learn each of [...]

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A lot of cameras come with an Anti-Blur mode. This is marketed to reduce blur in your photos; particularly when indoors or at twilight. But does it work, and how can it help with your photography? Does Anti Blur Mode work? Yes it does. It can stop (or limit) blurry photos caused by low light. [...]

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Digital Point and Shoot Cameras have a wonderful LCD screen that gives you a preview of your shot. This is really great when learning to take better photos, as you can see what the photo will look like before you take the shot.

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