Photography techniques

Photography techniques

Photography techniques refers to various methods of taking pictures through the use of different camera functions, lighting, angles and exposure time.

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Fish Eye Lens

Photography; Photography techniques

A wide angle lens that takes in an extremely wide, hemispherical image.

The light entering directly into the camera lens is reflected internally causing a whitish color cast over the image. This can be alleviated to some degree with a lens hood or hand blocking out the ...

Flash

Photography; Photography techniques

Artificial illumination lasting for only an instant. It is close to daylight type of light. Since the flash is a very bright light fired for a very short moment, it can freeze a moving subject like ...

Focal Length

Photography; Photography techniques

Expressed in millimeters (mm), this refers to how much of the scene can be captured by the lens. It is the distance between the lens' theoretical center to the imaging sensor. If the focal length is ...

Focus

Photography; Photography techniques

This is where the photo looks the sharpest. Technically, focus is achieved at only one point (plane) and other objects may appear to be in focus within the depth of field.

Format

Photography; Photography techniques

Formatting the memory card enables the card to be used to store data. When the card is formatted, any previous data contained will be lost. This can also be called initialization.

Framing

Photography; Photography techniques

This is the act of composing the shot while looking through the viewfinder. Since the framing of the subject greatly affects the photo, it is an important part of shooting.