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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One-shot AF

Photography; Photography techniques

AF mode which applies AF lock once focus is achieved.

Reduces motion blur in your images by counteracting camera shake during handheld photography. Furthermore, with Optical Image Stabilizer in the lens, Canon can equip IS lens with the stabilizer it ...

Overexposure

Photography; Photography techniques

The condition when the amount of light received is more than what the correct exposure requires. The image looks brighter than the photographed scene as perceived by the human eye.

Pan Focus

Photography; Photography techniques

This results in the entire picture being in sharp focus. Pan focus is achieved with a small aperture hole (high f-number) to obtain a very wide depth of field.

Panning

Photography; Photography techniques

When shooting a moving subject such as a runner or car, shooting the subject with a slow shutter while tracking it with the camera will result in a blurred background. The moving subject will look ...

Perspective

Photography; Photography techniques

This refers to how different near and far objects look in a picture. With a wide-angle lens, near objects look very big, and far objects look very small. This effect emphasizes perspective in the ...