Tooltip Categories: Technique

Portrait

In photography, portrait can mean two things. Portrait photography is when you shoot a person (or group of […]

In photography landscape can mean two things. Landscape photography is when you shoot a scene that is outdoors […]

A White Card is a tool used to establish your white balance. You can use one to set […]

Still Life is a type of photography that involves shooting (usually) everyday objects arranged in a pleasing composition. […]

Panning is a technique that involves moving the camera to follow your moving subject. You generally use a […]

Camera Shake is used to describe what happens when you use a slow shutter speed and the camera […]

Shutter Priority Mode is a setting on your camera that allows you to select a Shutter Speed while […]

Aperture Priority Mode is a setting on your camera that allows you to select an F-stop (the aperture) […]

A full stop is a change in the exposure that requires a doubling (or halving) of the shutter […]

Bokeh is a term used to describe an area of pleasing soft focus in a photo – usually […]

Depth of Field (DoF) describes the range of sharp focus in front of and behind your main point […]

White Balance (WB) is a setting on your camera which is used to record the photo in a […]

Shadows are the darkest areas of your photo. They may be totally black and underexposed or show a […]

Highlights are the brightest areas of your photo. Depending upon the photo, they may be too bright (blown […]

Composition is a word used to describe the choices made regarding what is shown in a photo. It […]

Shutter Speed describes the amount of time that the camera shutter is open and exposes the sensor or […]