My Photography Life

ISO Settings in Digital Photography

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What is ISO?
In traditional (film) photography ISO (or ASA) was the indication of how sensitive a film was to light. It was measured in numbers (you’ve probably seen them on films – 100, 200, 400, 800 etc). The lower the number the lower the sensitivity of the film and the finer the grain in the [...]

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Popular DSRL Lenses

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As I scan the list of popular DSLRs that have been purchased it’s clear that Canon and Nikon lenses have dominated the list once again. However instead of listing them in a mixed list in order of popularity I thought it’d be more useful to list them by manufacturer. Afterall – if you’ve got a [...]

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Wedding Photography

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We’ve all been to weddings and watched them pose the bride and groom for the wedding photography. Maybe we’ve even been the bride and groom in those pictures. Wedding photography is such a finely honed commercial art these days. There are certain poses and scenes that you must have in your wedding photography and wedding [...]

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Underwater Photography

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Underwater Photography

Seal life is fascinating and it is through underwater photography that we have come to know it. Underwater photography gives us a glimpse of a world we might never see otherwise. All the beautiful fish and other sea creatures that we all have now seen are something many people would never have seen if [...]

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Great Nightscape HDR

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This is some great nighscape HDR photography for inspiration

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What Is HDR(High Dynamic Range)

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What is dynamic range?
Let’s start with dynamic range. Compare the sound from your MP3 player head-phones: the difference between quiet which you can hear and the loudest is not very much. Not when compared to, say, a hi-fi system with big speakers which can go from whisper quiet to loud enough to make you unpopular [...]

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What is the Rule of Thirds?

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The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts. As follows.
As you’re taking an image you would have done this in your mind through your viewfinder or in the LCD display that you use to frame your [...]

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