It’s official and the rumours proved true. Nikon just released a few new products and among them, the D700! Are you getting excited?
Well, I am because this is the camera I had been waiting for.  A compact pro full frame (FX) camera from Nikon. I got impatient waiting for the second generation [...]

focal length: 34 mm
shutter speed: 1/160
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 800
flash: none
Melody prompted us to share our dream-like photos. I shot this yesterday and although the focus was off, I like the slightly blurred effect. It looked “dreamy”. Well… almost.
Here’s SOOC (straight out of camera):

To get from the SOOC to the final image, I cropped [...]

Besides the obvious difference between a wide vs a telephoto lens, that being the focal length, what are some other characteristics of the two that set them apart?  Also, what should we keep in mind when deciding which focal length to use when shooting portraits?
For me, I find that understanding magnification, perspective, vignetting and lens [...]

We know about how aperture affects exposure but how does aperture affect the depth of field? First of all, what is depth of field?
The depth of field (DOF) refers to the focal plane, or simply the part of a photo that is IN focus.
A narrow or shallow DOF can be acheived by using a [...]

It’s 2:00am and I can’t sleep. Those long naps in the afternoon with my little one sure don’t help with my sleeping pattern. So I saunter over to Shutter Sisters to check out the Daily Click. They hand pick a photo from the Shutter Sisters Flickr group pool to feature on that [...]