Monthly Archive for April, 2011

Helleria brevicornis

Published on April 29, 2011 in Corsica. Closed Tags: , , .

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Helleria brevicornis

Published on April 29, 2011 in Corsica. Closed Tags: , .

“A truly good book is something as wildly natural and primitive, mysterious and marvelous, ambrosial and fertile, as a fungus or a lichen.”
Henry David Thoreau

Bonifacio

Published on April 28, 2011 in Corsica. Closed

European Herring Gull

Published on April 28, 2011 in Corsica. Closed Tags: .
This entry is part 20 of 33 in the series Favourite shots


“Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo.”
Douglas Coupland

Tip 1 : Set your camera to MANUAL

Published on April 27, 2011 in Photography tips. Closed
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Photography tips

If you really want to learn how to use your camera properly use your camera in MANUAL MODE  :

  1. Set ISO, shutter speed and aperture combinations manually
  2. Set whitebalance manually
  3. Focus manually and use the stop down button to previsualize your depth of field
  4. Use a range of fixed focal length lenses as opposed to zoom lenses.

Then go out and practise – select a subject and take lots of shots using different combinations. Practise in different light conditions, compose differently (look at different photography books to get inspiration). See what you like and try to reproduce these effects.

Once you have mastered using your camera in manual mode you can then practise using other modes : aperture priority, shutter speed priority and program mode.

“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.”
Henri Cartier-Bresson