Which accessories are really necessary?
When it comes to accessories for photography, I tend to be a minimalist. In my photo backpack is therefore not [...]
Conscious photography – is that even possible with digital cameras?
When you talk to amateur photographers who have turned away from digital photography and are now shooting (again) the old-fashioned [...]
The right focal length?
One participant in our photography class had two lenses with her. A wide-angle zoom and a telephoto zoom (I can't [...]
Easily Confused – Part 3: Continuous Shooting Mode and Continuous Autofocus
The continuous shooting mode and the "continuous autofocus", are also often mixed up. By the way, who at Canon came [...]
Easily Confused – Part 2: Exposure Mode and Focusing
In the second part of our mini-series "Easily Confused", we pick up on an observation from our beginner courses. Many [...]
Easily Confused – Part 1: Spot Metering and Autofocus Metering Point
This new mini-series is about camera functions that photography novices tend to confuse, even though they have little or nothing [...]
Most blurred photos …
... are simply a result of camera shake! And that despite the stabilizer. I even believe that many photos are [...]
The diffraction blur phantom
There are different opinions about phantoms. One is convinced that they exist, the other smiles at the idea. To say [...]
Back to analog?
The photo of the saguaro cacti was taken in 1987 during my first trip to the southwestern USA. Taken with [...]