Posted by David Peterson on 17 Feb 2011 as Tips
A new lens can really push your photography in a new direction. It can help you get a different perspective on a subject and throw it into a more interesting light. But new lenses are expensive, and you can still push your creative limits without spending any more money than you need to. How can [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 20 Nov 2010 as Tips
The streets are packed full of emotion. From the embrace of two lovers to the excitement of the performers, there’s always something to capture. That said, most people are either too afraid to get great street photos, or they’re too weighed down by their equipment to capture the moment before it’s gone. With the following [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 15 Apr 2010 as Hieroglyphics Demystified, Tips
In a word, MM shows the focal length. But I’m sure you wanted to learn much more than that. You want to know what focal length means and how an understanding of it can improve your photography. As you have probably noticed, a lot of different lenses have different focal lengths. Some of them have [...]
Posted by David Peterson on 15 Jul 2008 as Hieroglyphics Demystified, Tips
Welcome to the first in a series where I explain what all the numbers and symbols mean on your camera. It’s a problem almost as old as cameras. Manufacturers want to impart as much information as they can about an item, but they don’t have room on the product to place paragraphs of explaining information. [...]