Get out of the comfort zone
I know about as much about soccer as I know about crochet. That is, nothing. Consequently, I had never photographed at a soccer match before. When I was working on [...]
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 way with film, you very often hear as the main [...]
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 remember the exact focal length ranges). She asked me if [...]
Most blurred photos …
... are simply a result of camera shake! And that despite the stabilizer. I even believe that many photos are blurred precisely because of the stabilizer. That's a steep thesis, [...]
Is there still use for a 50 mm?
The not so young among us still know it: the prime lens with 50 mm focal length. Virtually all photographers started out shooting with the 50 mm, because it was [...]
The Parameters for Depth of Field
Beginners are often confused when it comes to Depth of Field (DoF). Since it is one of the most important ceoncepts in photography you should consider for every photograph you [...]
What is Distortion?
No, it wasn't the masons who distorted this wall. It was just the lens. It is a wide angle zoom lens 16 - 35 mm / 1:2.8. As you [...]