Category Archives: Photography Basics

The Basics of Photography

  • What do the Numbers and Letters on Lenses Mean? What do the Numbers and Letters on Lenses Mean?

    There are lots of numbers and letters on lenses, but what do they mean? It’s actually not that difficult to [...]

  • When to Use Different Shutter Speeds When to Use Different Shutter Speeds

    I’ve covered shutter speed in great detail before, but recently this question popped up: ‘When would you typically use all the [...]

  • Where to Focus When Taking a Photo Where to Focus When Taking a Photo

    Most beginner photographers don’t know where to focus when taking a photo, and worse still, they don’t seem to know [...]

  • 10 Embarrassing Mistakes I Made as an Intermediate Photographer 10 Embarrassing Mistakes I Made as an Intermediate Photographer

    These are common mistakes for photographers, and I’m a big believer in learning from other people’s mistakes, rather than your [...]

  • How to Reduce Digital Noise in Photography How to Reduce Digital Noise in Photography

    What is Noise and Where does it come from? Lets cover this, just so that we’re all on the same [...]

  • Why Are My Photos Too Dark? Why Are My Photos Too Dark?

    This is a common question that I’m often asked, and one that I’ve asked myself in the past. The problem can range from a simple lacking of knowledge about exposure, to being unfamiliar with metering modes, or how to calibrate your camera and monitor. Here is a list of problems and how you can fix them; learn from my mistakes, not your own!

  • Understanding F-Stops and Stops in Photography Exposure Understanding F/Stops & Stops in Photography Exposure

    When we’re talking about exposure in photography, a stop is a measurement of an exposure, depending on either the shutter speed, the ISO, or the aperture. To be specific, if you were to increase the exposure by one stop, you would be doubling the exposure.

  • How to Hold a Camera and Take Sharper Photos How to Hold a Camera and Take Sharper Photos

    This is a post that most people would just brush over, not even thinking about the importance, so I congratulate you on reaching this far. I can almost guarantee that you’re currently making one of the mistakes listed below if you’re new to photography, so this post should hopefully help to kick a few bad habits.

  • A Beginner's Guide to Photography A Beginner’s Guide To Photography

    I’ve been writing on this site for a while now, and I’ve put together a lot of good content, but the trouble is that a lot of it can be hard to find, especially if you don’t know what you’re looking for. This post will walk you though everything that a beginner in photography should learn, and in the order that they’re supposed to learn it. Welcome to my 100th post.

  • 5 Steps To Understanding The Crop Factor 5 Steps To Understanding The Crop Factor

    A friend of mine was asking me advice on which lens she should buy the other day and my standard reply was ‘get a 50mm 1.8, unless you’re shooting on Nikon, in which you should get a 35mm as the angle will work better on your crop sensor’, to which she replied, ‘what’s a crop sensor?’ The lack of knowledge about the type of camera surprised me, but looking back, I remember when I didn’t know either. So this post is about setting it straight and helping you to make the right choice when it comes to buying a lens.