PhotoGuides

Histograms are a graphic representation of the levels of light in your photo. They’re a great tool for understanding just how the light in your photo is balanced and can help you to create the perfectly exposed and balanced photograph.

DSLR’s are absolutely fantastic pieces of machinery, and they can really help you unleash your creativity on your photos. And better yet, I’ve got a brief, no nonsense guide on how to work that fancy device. Now, get your camera out of Auto mode and get ready to learn!

Although misleading to use the terms ‘light’ and ‘colour’ interchangeably, colour temperature (also referred to as White Balance or WB) is a measure of how cold or warm the light, and consequently the colour, is in a photo.

Traditionally, a camera’s flash is used to artificially fill a scene with light to allow for a brighter photo in certain situations. Most cameras though have multiple flash modes that allow you to use your flash creatively.

If you’re working with an SLR or a high end point and shoot camera, it’s likely that you’ll have the ability to use filters. Here are the three most common types of filters that are essential tools for any photographer looking to excel.

Imagine you’ve just put a pie in the oven. Now, the back of the packet said it needed 20 minutes at 120 degrees, but you haven’t defrosted your pie yet and the guide on the pack is for a fully thawed out pie. How hot do you want it? How long should you leave it in for and at what temperature? Welcome everyone to the world of photography.

Macro, or ‘close up’ photography offers us with a new perspective and allows us to get right up close and see the smaller world in detailed ways that our eyes cannot.

Monochrome is a very simple term and feature in photography. To understand it all you need to do is break the word into its two parts; Mono and chrome, or rather, one color.

Black and white photography can be very powerful. It can express love, hate, mystery, beauty, fun, motion, age and so much more. The best way to utilize these characteristics is first to learn to see in black and white.

Despite its simplicity, the Depth of field is one of the most effective characteristics of a photo. It refers to the range of in-focus visibility of the shot, or, in other words, how far you can clearly see.