camera technique

September 6 2013

5 Tips For Getting A Sharp Shot

Sharpness in your photos isn’t everything but it is one of the most important things. Even if you are conveying motion or isolating your subject against an out of focus background your subject still needs to be sharp. Here are 5 tips to staying sharp: Hold it right Hold your camera with your right hand and cup the lens from underneath with your left. The advice has been the same since the 70’s! Support system The longer the lens you are using, the harder it is to keep steady, especially after shooting for a while. This is where a monopod […]

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May 25 2012

Back Button Focus

If you don’t want to miss that epic shot that’s about to happen right in front of you need to be quick, and to be quick, you need to know you camera better than it’s own mother. When you become truly comfortable with your camera you can adjust settings without looking, like knock it into Av mode and stop down to f2.8 all before you’ve brought it to your eye to compose the shot. Once you’ve got that muscle memory developed you can start customising your camera to suit the way you work and for me, the biggest single change […]