Guide to Choosing Your First Photo Lenses
When buying your first kit many users simply go with whatever they think is the most versatile. When you're new to photography you really have no idea what your niche or style will be so it's hard to pick
Photography Composition Tips for Beginners
When we choose our subject we are choosing to capture a thing, a person, a sky, anything because it means something to us. Composition is deeply personal, almost as personal as editing style because we view the world based
6 Steps to Better Portrait Photography
This article shares 6 tips that can make your portrait photography even better, no matter what kind of camera you use - from professional DSLR to smartphone. For a more thorough understanding of portrait photography, you can take our Portrait
What is a DSLR Camera?
A DSLR is a digital single lens reflex camera. It’s a digital camera that has a built-in mirror (the reflex part of the acronym) so the image you see bounces up to the viewfinder. It goes through a focusing
Guide to Digital Camera Modes
You may never have taken your camera off ‘P’ or ‘auto’ mode before, although I hope if you’ve been following these articles that you’ve at least tried it! It’s important to know what the different modes on your digital
Understanding White Balance
What is White Balance? Have you ever taken a great image and then wondered why it’s got a cold blue cast over the entire photo? Or taken a shot of something indoors in artificial light and it’s come out
2017 Photography Masterclass Photo Competition Winners
We're excited to announce all of the winners of our third annual Photography Masterclass photo competition. Over 850 photos were submitted, making this year the hardest for our panel of judges. The submitted photos were judged on their creative composition, subject
Creative Exposure: Underexposing and Overexposing
How to Get Creative with Exposure As a beginner photographer, you’re probably taking getting the correct exposure very seriously – and that’s good. But what if I were to tell you that there is no such thing as right
Understanding Depth of Field
Now that you have tackled the exposure triangle, it’s time to move on to some more creative stuff. Depth of field, also known as DoF for short is something that you should master. By now, we all know that