One of the benefits of owning a DSLR is having the freedom to change lenses according to your needs. We’ll look at the basics of what a lens is all about from focal length, to aperture, to wide vs telephoto, to demystifying all those strange symbols. Today, let’s look at focal length.
Focal Length
When [...]

Now that you have a better idea about aperture and shutter speed, it’s time to take a closer look at ISO and how it affects exposure. ISO sensitivity refers to the “speed” of the film you use in your film camera. Because digital cameras use a sensor in place of film, an ISO [...]

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I’ve been meaning to write up an article about the gear that I have acquired over the years and finally got a push to do it.
So here it is.
Camera bodies:
Nikon D700
Nikon D300
Nikon D50
Lenses:
AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR II
AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G [...]

I’ve been shooting in the comfort of Aperture priority mode for the past three years and now I think it’s time to graduate to Manual. It can’t be that hard can it? Like driving a stick shift, right?
For the past few days, I’ve been studying up on the more technical basics of photography. [...]

To wrap up the series of articles on compositional guidelines, here is your one-stop-shop to improving your photos before you press the shutter release button. Keep in mind that there are always exceptions to the “rules” but these are the ones I found most helpful to me. Just click on the header of [...]