White Balance
White Balance
So why some scenes seem a little to orange? Or at least more orange than you would expect in real life.
And why do some pictures seem a little to blue, more blue than reality? The camera is set to “indoor white balance” in an outdoor environment!
Well we have these image problems because our white balance is [...]
Framing and Composition
Framing and Composition
Composition is about how your subjects are framed and arranged within in your shots. One of the techniques we’ll discuss regarding composition is creating a balanced frame. We’re naturally unsettled by a lack of symmetry or balance in what we see and you may bit a bit unsettled by this shot because of [...]
Depth of Field
Depth of Field
In the previous chapter on the benefits of manual focus, James mentioned how the amount of light you have as well as how much your zoomed into your subject, will effect how hard or easy it is to focus.
This has to do with a concept called depth of field.
Depth of field describes how [...]
Basic Portrait Posing Rules
Basic Portrait Posing Rules
Capturing great images of people can be very rewarding and very frustrating at the same time. Beyond building the report necessary to get someone comfortable in front of the camera, you will need to learn some basic techniques to turn an ordinary picture into a quality looking portrait.
Single person portraits
When photographing individual [...]
