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The Merits of a Pocket Camera
Pocket cameras vs. SLR – is there really a debate to be had? There is a place for both in anyone’s camera bag (or pocket), and a pocket camera has just as much merit as an SLR. To see our full thoughts, read on.
Rehash for Metering
There’s been an awful lot of discussion lately on twitter about shooting in full manual mode and using your in-camera meter. I thought I’d take a moment to reiterate some past articles that we’ve done which are closely related to the topic. If you’re learning how to shoot in manual mode, or if you just [...]
Some F-Stops Are More Equal Than Others (via Black Star Rising)
I’ve just happened upon a very well-written article over at Black Star Rising written by John Sevigny. The article, Some F-Stops Are More Equal Than Others, discusses the natural flaws in lenses (flaws being unavoidable) and about how even the best lenses will have f-stops that aren’t as clean or clear as others. This is [...]
10 Reasons to Turn Off Your Autofocus (via DPS)
I have twice before written articles mentioning how autofocus could be a pitfall for focusing blunders (Read: Avoid Focusing Pitfalls in Photography and Proper Manual Focusing Technique) Alistair Scott seems to be in the same camp as I when it comes to autofocus. In his article, 10 Reasons to Turn Off Your Autofocus (Digital Photography [...]
Most Popular Photography Hacks of 2009 (via Lifehacker)
Lifehacker is one of those sites you stumble upon every once in a while. It doesn’t always relate to something that’s interesting to you, but occasionally they pull through. In celebration of the end of the year, Lifehacker has a number of great re-caps in a number of categories. But since photography is our thing, [...]
Better Photo Course Taught by Sean Arbabi
I just got wind of a great course being offered by BetterPhoto.com: Better Exposure: How to Meter Light. The course is being taught by Sean Arbabi. If you remember, we reviewed his book, BetterPhoto Guide to Exposure, back in March. It’s a open-structured online course (Lessons via E-mail) with full access to Sean during the [...]
FotoTV Review (via Epic Edits)
Over at Epic Edits, Brian Auer conducts a formal review of FotoTV – an educational site dedicated to photography. Like the name implies, it’s chock full of educational videos – all high quality and seemingly impressive. Wander over to Epic Edits and read the full story: Site Review (Plus Giveaway): FotoTV. At the risk of [...]
Catching Up – Articles To Help You Grow As A Photographer
As we go into the winter and we are spending more time indoors, now is as important a time as ever to brush up on some of the finer details of photography technique. To benefit your studies, I have compiled this list of great articles we host here at Shutter Photo.
The Impact of Experience on Failed Photo Ratios
Many inexperienced photographers look forward to the day when they can expect to trash fewer failed photos. But is that necessarily the case? For that matter, is that ideal? Read on to see what you can expect as you grow as a photographer.
Landscape & Environmental Photography Posts
Two great posts that I stumbled upon recently that I wanted to share with you on the topic of landscape evironmental photography. First is an article from Andre Gunther, How to Find Great Places to Photograph, which teaches some of the basic tools necessary for navigating the great outdoors. And the other post is from [...]
Emotions Dictate Photography
Do you really have a strong relevance as it relates to your photogenic world? The ever-changing world effects your emotions, and you need to be aware of how it all works. If this confuses you…read on.
Have You Insured Your Camera Stuff? (Photocritic)
Catching up on some of my feeds, I see that I missed a very important article about Insuring your camera equipment at Photocritic. This falls into the category of one of those aspects you never thought about, though I’m sure it ranks way behind retirement planning for a 25 year old. Insuring my camera equipment? [...]
Practice Your Routine
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I have an underlying theme in a lot of what I preach: Routine. Routine helps you to stay consistent and to evolve through subtle tweaks in your routine. So of all people, I should not be the one getting burned by breaking routine. Yesterday, [...]
Essential D-SLR Feature Knowledge
Technology is a force that has changed the face of the world over the past few decades; a fact this is no less apparent in the world of Photography. For better or for worse, many of the tedious tasks and calculations that a photographer was expected to do on his own have long since [...]
Illness and Efficiency
Back in November, I wrote an article titled What (Not) To Do When You Are Sick. I am sick again – nothing major, just a bad cold – and the topic of working while sick comes to mind yet again. As I am a stubborn sort, I made some efforts earlier in the week to [...]
