Tag Archives: Aperture

Your Digital Camera’s Scene Modes: What the Mountain and Palm Tree Icons Mean

If you look at the dial on a digital camera, you’ll probably notice a variety of icons. There’s a green camera and an M – which you probably know means automatic or manual. If you’re like most digital camera consumers, you learn how to point and shoot your camera. That’s it. But look at other […]

How to Take Low Light Pictures Without Using Flash

Most photographers, novice and professional tend to shy away from low light photography. But you can learn to take amazing pictures in low light conditions if you stick with a few tried and true methods that have worked for many people through the years. I won’t bog you down with a lot of instructions, just […]

Nikon D90 Manual Shooting Modes

The Nikon D90 contains 4 flexible shooting modes in addition to the pre-programmed easy modes. While the pre-programmed modes on the Nikon D90 such as Portrait and Action can help you easily capture great pictures without having to make many adjustments, you should practice with the flexible shooting modes whenever possible. By using the flexible […]

Basic Photography Vocabulary for Beginners

The beginning is a list of things to know about photography. The college taught me undergraduate photography classes for years each semester, and I submitted this list of terms. Yes, there are manuals and training books, but through them to find the basic minimum to start the time, as listed below. Print it out, carry […]

Tips on Photographing Mature Women

Photographers are often challenged to photograph a mature, female subject who wants a glamorous photo, usually for a significant other or for self-esteem. Unfortunately, with the maturity and sharpness of today’s digital cameras, aging subjects, such as wrinkles around the face and eyes, are sometimes highlighted in a more dramatic way than is visible to […]