All Entries Tagged With: "camera"
Finding the Right Creative Exposure
Most photographic opportunities you’ll find yourself in will allow you a very large freedom of “technically correct exposure” equations to use.
PHOTO TECH PARTNERS WITH CPR® – CELL PHONE REPAIR
Photo Tech, the largest camera repair center in New York, recently announced a partnership with CPR® (Cell Phone Repair), the nation’s largest cell phone repair franchise with more than 50 locations across the United States.
Understanding Exposure Meter Settings
All digital cameras have an exposure meter of some sort. Most models have multiple exposure patterns for measuring the light hitting your camera’s sensor. Let’s take a quick look at three of the most common type of exposure meter patterns.
Center-weighted
In center-weighted meter mode your camera’s sensor is going to take a measurement of [...]
Q&A: What is RAW?
It’s easy to forget that everyone isn’t on the same level of technical knowledge that I am at. It’s even easier to think that everyone is “caught up” to where we are on this blog as far as technology and software advances go. That’s one of the reason’s I love, and I mean [...]
The 10 Best Selling DSLRs of 2009
Last week we highlighted The 10 Best Selling Point and Shoot Cameras of 2009 and today we’ll be looking at the big brothers of the industry.
The 10 Best Selling DSLRs of 2009 on Amazon
Again, we’re compiling this list by cross referencing the cameras that our readers bought through our Amazon links and the best sellers [...]
The 10 Best Selling Point and Shoot Cameras of 2009
We’re gearing up for the end of the year and we’ll have a few roundups of some of the best gear and photography information for you as we wind down 2009!
The 10 Best Selling Point and Shoot Cameras on Amazon in 2009
If you’re looking for a list of some of the hottest point and shoot [...]
The 10 Commandments of a Strobist Photographer
1. You shall not use big lights when a small strobe can get the job done.
2. You shall not break your back with heavy equipment as long as you can get the job done with lighter equipment.
3. You shall not tether your camera to your strobe when you can use a radio slave.
4. Always find [...]
Choosing a Camera
Deciding which camera to use or purchase can be a daunting task. Sometimes, this task is taken care of for you as a gift or a hand-me-down (that’s how I got my first camera) or perhaps you’re searching the web looking for advice on giving a camera to someone as a gift. If [...]
The Most Important Feature You Want In Your Camera
Typical. We have to put trust in marketing from camera manufacturers and retail outlets to help us pick out our next camera. Well most people do anyway. You. You’re different. You visit photography websites. You read camera reviews. You know what the most important feature for a camera [...]
What is Shutter Speed?
Often times it’s good to have a quick definition of a term or component of photography to use as reference. This way you don’t have to be embarrassed not to know. Today we discuss…quickly…
Shutter Speed
One of the main components of exposure, shutter speed, is the rate at which the shutter, opens and closes [...]
In Camera Light Meter
Often times when photographers are learning about exposure in digital photography they neglect to consider how important the light meter is in determining the outcome of your photograph. This is especially true in many of the auto or semi-auto exposure modes.
Today’s cameras are built with light meters inside. These handy little computers are used to [...]
Photography Links Weekly Roundup: 9/25/2009
A weekly roundup of photography news and general photo talk around the Internet.
The Best Camera
It’s been said by many of the top photographers in the world, throughout the
history of photography, in blogs, in books, in magazines, here at Your Photo Tips, and by one Chase Jarvis; the best
camera is the one that’s with you.
Well, as the Apple iPhone commercials have taught us “There’s an app for
that”.
Chase has, today, released [...]
HiGHKEY Camera Strap: Review
A few weeks ago I received this beautiful Royal Argyle Red Camera Strap from the fine folks at HiGHKEY Camera. You remember HiGHKEY Camera right? Yep, they’re part of our totally awesome photographer giveaway for the Exposure community membership drive.
Most photographers fall into one of two categories:
1. Still using the camera manufacturer’s strap [...]
How To See and Take a Picture
What is it to take a picture?
In thinking about “the object-ness of what is seen” do we also think about the symbolism or metaphor of what is at the now? What is before us in vision and sound? In texture, taste, color, and space?
Consider that we are taught to work away from what [...]
