by Digital Workshop Center | Mar 6, 2014 | Adobe Lightroom, Digital Photography, Workshop Blog Posts
Tags: aperture, article, Brightness, camera, digital photography, DSLR, Exposure, ISO, Metering, Mode, settings
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Metering modes matter. As you can see in our image of a catnap, changing the metering configuration makes a big difference in the brightness of a picture. Correctly setting the metering mode will ensure your photographs have the best exposure possible. This is especially important for high-contrast scenes, like the example above. What does metering mean? And what are the different settings? Continue reading and we’ll explain metering and introduce three common modes. Applying these concepts...
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by Digital Workshop Center | Jul 18, 2013 | Adobe Lightroom, Digital Photography, Tips & Tricks, Workshop Blog Posts
Tags: aperture, article, digital photography, DSLR, flash, focus, Light, photography, Tips & Tricks
A decade ago, digital single-lens reflex cameras (also known as DSLRs) were used mainly by professional photographers and cost about $3,000—and only had 3 megapixels. Today, many popular camera manufacturers offer consumer-targeted entry-level DSLRs for as little as $500—with a whopping 18 megapixels. Many people have invested in DSLRs, but how many really know how to use them? With so many shooting options, non-professional photographers overwhelmed by their camera’s horsepower tend to rely...
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by Digital Workshop Center | Apr 14, 2012 | Adobe Lightroom, Digital Photography, Workshop Blog Posts
Tags: aperture, article, Bill, blurry, digital, expert, f, f-stop, focus, fuzzy, photo, photography, problem, setting, stop, traveling
Oftentimes with older film cameras, images ended up out of focus (or in technical camera terms, “fuzzy”). This was because we needed to rotate the lens to get the sharpest photo. But all of that is in the past, right? Those of us with the more expensive digital cameras (like DSLRs) know that this is not the case. This is due to two factors – one is called “depth of field” (DOF) and the second is called “focus points.” Depth of field (DOF) is really just the amount of the image that is in...
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