Panoramas or Panoramic photography is a type of photography that purposefully creates images with exceptionally wide fields of view. It can be created by specialized equipment or software program.
The followings are some tips for shooting panoramas:
1. Turn off auto white balance. This is to prevent the white balance setting from changing.
2. Turn off auto exposure. […]
Using Grey cards for light metering is a photography technique.
Typically, light meters are calibrated for mid-tone meter readings. This mid-tone reading is actually 18 % grey. A grey card is simply a piece of card that is 18% grey in colour.
In the absence of midtone in the scene, a grey card can be used to […]
Photographing scenes with no midtone regions is tricker than usual as it is prone to incorrect exposure. By the way, midtone is defined as the region of the scene that displays average tonal values.
A scene with no midtone will have extreme light and dark areas. Under such a condition, direct meter reading will either lead […]
Spot metering is a very useful function. It allows the user to decide which part of the scene within the frame should be correctly exposed. This can significantly enhanced the quality and clarity of an image. Not all digital cameras have this feature, though.
The photo below was taken using a Sony Cybershot S700. The spot […]
Liquids and bubbles make very interesting photographic close ups. The reflection and refraction are alway nice to look at.
One common way of photographing liquids and bubbles is to use diffused back lighting as background. This way, lights passes through the liquid to produce the nice reflections and refractions. But really, there are no hard and […]
