Measuring your photography?
How long have you been into photography? A few months, a few years? There’s one thing I’ve learnt over fifty-plus years of...
Founder of the Hampshire School of Photography
How long have you been into photography? A few months, a few years? There’s one thing I’ve learnt over fifty-plus years of...
Let’s consider a hypothetical situation. You are twenty-something, you’re female and you’re on holiday in Turkey. You have a camera with a reasonably long...
Lesley is currently studying with me on the 12-month Personal Mentoring Plan and as part of her chosen curriculum, we went to Winchester yesterday to...
So you now own a nice camera and you’re beginning to think about which lens you should buy next. The choice seems overwhelming and you don’t want to make an expensive mistake.
Did you know that there is a right way and a wrong way to hold your camera? Most people don’t. When students come to...
In part two we looked at image softness caused by shutter speeds that were too slow. Now we tackle burry photos caused by poor focusing techniques and how to ensure that the lens renders a sharp image.
So as a photographer, you have to ensure your shutter speed is appropriate for the situation you’re photographing. Every moving subject can be captured mid-action by an appropriate shutter speed. Any speed that isn’t man-enough for the job, one that is too slow… and there will be motion blur.
A question came in on my Facebook page recently about problems with image sharpness. This can be a big issue for lots of people...