(Editor’s note: This guest article is by Julie Powell who lives in Narre Warren, Victoria, Australia. She is an award-winning still life photographer who loves to share her passion for this genre with others. She also loves helping other photographers learn this part of the craft. See more of her work on her website. Enjoy!) Learning a different genre of photography, or especially your first, there is often the angst about what settings to use … but it really does not have to get complicated. First, your subject is not going anywhere. They … [Read more...] about Looking at still life settings
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Quick Tip: Change your camera’s time setting to Standard Time
It's that time of year when all through our lives we go from clock to clock moving the time back an hour from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time. There's one clock that's mostly taken for granted and therefore overlooked. It's the one in your camera. Take a moment. Right now. Go to the date/time/zone settings and move from Daylight to Standard. Usually, changing a single setting takes care of it as shown on the new Canon EOS R above. … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Change your camera’s time setting to Standard Time
Knowing the Camera Settings for a Photo Isn’t Really Important
I'm a part of several photography groups on Facebook, and some provide a suggestion to provide your camera settings for any photos you uploaded. Things like aperture, shutter speed and ISO, for instance. And while it can certainly be interesting to see these settings and see what they can do in certain situations, they don't matter in the long run. Settings Won't Help to Recreate a Photograph Unless you're shooting in a studio with no windows and can control the environment completely, settings won't be the end-all to recreating a … [Read more...] about Knowing the Camera Settings for a Photo Isn’t Really Important
Quick Tip: Match Exposures in Lightroom Classic
Have a series of photographs that have different exposure settings? While synchronizing your develop settings from picture to picture brings over all the adjustments you've made, it doesn't take into account different exposure settings you used while capturing the image. The solution? Once you're done editing one of your photos, select all of them in that set and go up to Settings > Match Total Exposures. You'll now see that all the photos have the same exposure settings, matching perfectly. … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Match Exposures in Lightroom Classic
Photography in the Fog
Fog can be one of the most beautiful weather phenomena, but it can be surprisingly difficult to photograph. The light levels are misleading and ever-changing, the lack of contrast can make your auto-focus next to useless, and you can end up getting yourself and your gear soaked if not careful. While fog can be very challenging to photograph, it can also produce some exceptional outdoor photography opportunities! Science Moment: Fog Facts and Flavors I’m a big believer that to be a better nature photographer, you have to be a better … [Read more...] about Photography in the Fog
