In Choosing the Appropriate Shooting Mode - Part 2, I mentioned about "metering". Metering is the process by which the camera measures the exposure.
Philippine Digital Photography
Practical tips, tricks and techniques in capturing captivating photos using your digital camera. In this blog, I will cover the fundamental concepts on digital photography and discuss common challenges faced by people new to digital photography. I will also get inputs from the digital photography professionals and experts, so they can share their respective experiences in this particular field. Updates on the digital photography industry in the Philippines, will be posted here as well.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Metering
Labels:
center-weighted,
evaluative,
exposure,
matrix,
Metering,
metering mode,
spot
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Wonder World of Photography
Pundakit, Zambales, Philippines
A friend recently handed me a 2010 edition of L1fe, a printed imaging solutions catalogue of Canon Philippines. The catalog contains a section that provides basic digital camera information that beginners should know. I would like to share in this blog a portion of the catalog that listed the most popular types of photography together with tips from Canon in capturing each type. This is to give you a general idea that photographers has a wide spectrum of choices when it comes to specialization and different techniques apply for different types.
Labels:
canon. l1fe,
Landscape,
Macro,
night,
people,
types of photography,
underwater
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Choosing the Appropriate Shooting Mode - Part 3
Manual Shooting Mode
I took this photo using Manual shooting mode.
Other shooting modes could not provide my
desired exposure.
You have learned that shooting in creative or semi-automatic mode gives you a certain degree of control over the result of your photo. One of the most popular semi-automatic modes among digital camera owners, beginners especially, is the Program (P) mode. P-mode is similar to AUTO mode but it allows you to override the automatic exposure settings determined by your camera. For more advanced digital camera users, Shutter Priority and Aperture Priority modes are more often used.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
UNLEASHED - Digital Photographer Philippines 4th Anniversary Party
July 3, 2010 (Saturday)
Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street
11:00am.....Registration
12nn-6pm.....Classes
7:00pm......Live Judging
8:00pm onwards......Party
Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street
11:00am.....Registration
12nn-6pm.....Classes
7:00pm......Live Judging
8:00pm onwards......Party
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Choosing the Appropriate Shooting Mode - Part 2
Creative/Semi-automatic Shooting Modes
The first part introduces you to the different shooting modes available in digital cameras, where the most simple and basic mode is the AUTO. In this mode, the camera does automatically all the necessary settings needed to properly capture the subject. By analyzing the light condition, the camera automatically adjusts the
Labels:
a-mode,
aperture priority,
AUTO,
av-mode,
depth of field,
dof,
exposure,
ISO,
Metering,
metering method,
metering mode,
p-mode,
program mode,
proper exposure,
S-mode,
shutter priority,
Tv-mode
Friday, June 18, 2010
Exposure
Paoay Church, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
In order to capture an image in a digital camera, first and foremost, we need light to reach the image sensor. Image sensor was discussed here. The amount of light needed ideally depends on the intention of the photographer. If the photographer wants a bright photo, then the camera must allow more light to reach the image sensor. Conversely, less light is needed to produce dark photo.
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aperture,
AUTO,
exposure,
f-number,
f-stop,
image sensor,
ISO,
light,
proper exposure,
shooting mode,
shutter speed
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Choosing the Appropriate Shooting Mode - Part 1
M, A, S, P or Auto?
In this world of competition and innovativeness, digital camera manufacturers have produced a wide variety of shooting modes with the pitch of providing users more options to control their camera. For beginners, this is where the agony starts.
In this world of competition and innovativeness, digital camera manufacturers have produced a wide variety of shooting modes with the pitch of providing users more options to control their camera. For beginners, this is where the agony starts.
Labels:
Action,
AUTO,
AUTO PICT,
autofocus,
automatic mode,
capture mode,
dSLR,
exposure mode,
focus mode,
ISO,
Landscape,
Macro,
mode dial,
Moving Object,
Night Portrait,
Portrait,
shooting mode,
Sports
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