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Having Fun With New Filters

I recently ordered a bunch of new filters for my camera. I intended to buy only a UV filter to protect my lens when I’m photographing small kids who like to poke at the camera, but when I started shopping I discovered a few filters that I just had to try. One of the filter sets I bought was a macro filter set. Each filter is essentially a magnifying glass that you can screw onto the end of your lens just like a traditional filter. The kit came with several different magnification strengths and you can stack them for even … Continue reading →

Why I Like to Shoot in the RAW

I use a DSLR camera, which I love for many reasons. I love how much I can customize the settings, compared to a point and shoot. I love throwing backgrounds into a pretty blur when I’m shooting portraits. Recently, I have delved into the world of shooting in RAW (instead of JPG) and I am really excited about what it has done for my photography. A RAW image is just what it sounds like: a raw photo. It has not been processed and compressed by the camera, as are JPG files. When you use a point and shoot digital camera, … Continue reading →

Photography Glossary- F

This section is so large, it gets a couple of entries. There are lots of “F” terms in Photography. F Fill Flash- This flash mode combines flash and ambient lighting, but it doesn’t try to balance the two types. Filter- This is a colored piece of glass, or some other see through material that is placed over the lens in order to emphasize certain parts (like specific colors), eliminate or reduce certain elements, or to change the color or density of a scene, or in some cases certain parts of a scene. I discussed a couple of filter types in … Continue reading →