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Archive for August, 2007

When to use slow shutter speeds

Using the right shutter speed can produce very desirable effects. The following are some example of slow shutter speed applications:
1. Fireworks. Slow speed in seconds can capture more than one burst of fireworks.
2. Running water. Slow speed capture of water always produce very beautiful, soft and diffused effects.
3.Night scene of moving cars on roads. This […]

Picture Cooler - Freeware Denoiser and much more

Picture Cooler is a cool software and its free. Essentially, it is a photo-retouching program that is quite good at denoising.

However, this cool program is more than just being a mere denoiser. You can see the screenshot below to understand that it can perform some other functions as well. These include the ability to manipulate levels […]

Types Of Focusing

These article illustrates the common types of Focusing available on Cameras.
1. Manual Focus
As the name implies, this mode requires the user to manually adjust the lens for a focus. Some older SLR such as the Pentax P30 and Nikon FM2 are purely manual focus machines. For some reasons, certain photographers consider the ability to use […]

Metering Modes in Photography

Many modern digital and film cameras uses one or more metering patterns to calculate the most appropriate exposure for any given scene. The metering system is what that is in the camera that determines the shutter speed and aperture to be used for any given scene. More often than not, the brightest or white region is largely […]

How to use Wide-angle lens effectively

Wide angle lens can have creative applications. They have large angle-of-view.
However, there are several characteristic of this type of lenses that must be put into consideration:
1. Straight line will be arched in the photo. Distortions may occur at the edges of the frame. This is known as barrel distortion.
2. Faces will be distorted. If this […]