We’ve all seen the articles stating that you can get otherworldly infrared effects by having a little irreversible surgery done to your DSLR sensor. Without a special filter that’s mounted in front of the camera’s CMOS sensor, infrared light would normally
Balancing Ambient Background and Subject Using Fill Flash
I’ve often ranted in my courses about how horrible mid-day light is for photography. Apart from the colour temperature concerns – an overly bluish, cold tinge to the light – harsh shadows cast from overhead are unflattering, particularly on human subjects. The
Size Matters – Sensor Talk.
When digital SLRs started to come into the market, they essentially replaced the 35mm film camera. In most cases, the lenses that fit your 35mm camera could now be used on the new digitals (from the same manufacturer, of
Getting Exposure Right the First Time
For those of you who attended one of my beginner digital photography courses, you may recall me harping on about the camera’s metering always trying to achieve 18% grey average exposure. So what does that mean, really? Well, if you