Tuesday, July 13, 2010

How To “Craft” Better Photos – The Series

This week I will start a series of posts that will walk you through a complete tutorial about how to take control of your photo exposure. If there’s one lesson that I have learnt about photography it’s that a key element to be a successful photographer is the domain of photography exposure.

An entire photographic industry has been built convincing consumers that the subject of the photo exposure is mysterious, difficult and impossible to understand, so it’s more convenient to let technology decide for you.

The fact is that the concept of photographic exposure is extremely simple. It can be mastered by anyone who can multiply or divide by two. All you need to know will be included it in this series.

I will help you to understand: What is photography exposure, how it can be used to improve your photos, how to use it in a creative way, and how to control the exposure on any lighting condition.

Below is the list of posts that will be published during the following days or weeks, stay tuned! Subscribe to our RSS or to our newsletter.

  1. Understanding Exposure will help you to improve your photos!
    Next 07/14/2010
    Get the basic terms of exposure, its key elements and its relationship.
  2. Exposure Histogram, Your Friend! Next 07/16/2010
    Learn how to interpreted the histogram and use it to check the exposure every time you shoot.
  3. Creative Exposure – Making the Difference!
    Learn about depth of field, shooter speed, how to use them to make your photography a piece of art.
  4. Sunny 16 Rule – To the Rescue!
    Learn all you need to know to use your camera in manual mode.
  5. Bracketing, How and Why?
    What is bracketing and how to use it ?

I included a poll about the use of the camera histogram to control exposure, feel free to vote.

I will love to know what you need to know about exposure… You may share them with us in the comment area.

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