Photography is all about light. Photography means capturing light. Lighting is one of the most important aspects of the art and a good understanding of light and it’s nature is essential for getting the pictures that you want. Let’s start with understanding the features of light in this post. Once you know about the features [...]
During the time of film cameras, filters were used to correct the white balance or lighting errors. Most people just wonder why their indoors pictures show the white color as with a yellow, orange, or blue shade. That’s because the white color that looks white to the eyes does have a color tinge. The reason [...]
If you have the slightest technical bend or inclination to know and measure the equipment specs. stop now. You should buy a DSLR. But if you just want to buy a camera that shoots good photographs on the press of a button keep reading… Though cameras come in a wide range and variety, there are [...]
I was 7 years and was surprised when someone told me there are more than 7 colors. Later I realized the human eye has a limited color perception and it can only see those seven colors of the rainbow. Infrared is a color spectrum which falls outside the perception of the human eye. So you [...]
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. Cameras have a limited ability to capture all the shades of gray or the various brightness levels in the scenes. Don’t confuse brightness with the white color – it’s different in the day and night, indoors and outdoors. When a scene has varied levels of brightness, the camera just [...]