New Photo
Just a quick post here. This is from an abandoned series I am working on. This from the Carl’s house sub-series.
This photo is available as a print, just head over to my order page here.
Digital Camera Buying Guide – part 3
Here is part three of the digital camera buying guide. Look for part four next week. Hit the links below to go to either part 1 or individual categories. You should definitely subscribe (hit the button in the left hand sidebar) so that you won’t miss next weeks post.
Part 1 covers:
Point-and-shoot or DSLR? (the basics)
Budget
Response Time and Speed
Zoom
Part 2 covers:
Resolution
The Sensor & Processor
Macro
Screen
Manual Options
Part 3 (this post) covers:
ISO
Durability
Battery
Size, Shape and Weight
Part 4 covers:
Flash
Memory Cards
Other Options
Video
ISO
ISO is what determines the sensitivity to light. A high number for ISO allows the camera to shoot in much dimmer light. The problem with this is that a camera will often list that it Read the rest of this entry »
Camera Basic – Shutter Speed
The shutter is what really makes a camera. In essence a camera is just a box that holds some film or a sensor with a hole in the end that opens and closes to let in light. This is evident from as far back as the camera obscura which helped artists essentially trace a picture of a person to resemble their likeness. Similar to that is the pin-hole camera, where a piece of film or printing paper is placed inside a camera and literally a pin-hole is punched in the other end which can be uncovered to take some surprisingly phenomenal photographs. Only slightly more complex from this is a typical 35mm camera. This can introduce aperture, which is actually dependent on the lens. It also gives the ability to adjust mechanically the time the shutter is open. The size of the opening through the lens dramatically decreases the amount of time that the shutter need be open in comparison to pin-hole cameras. Then with DSLRs (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras, the only thing that is really changed is instead of the shutter opening to a silver halide film plane, it opens to a light sensor of some kind. Today the typical is the CMOS sensor, which is beyond the scope of this post to explain.
Shutter speed generally adjusts from 1/8000 of a second to as long as you want it open, Read the rest of this entry »
Villainous Monstrosities! Macro photo series of insects
Today I have a continuation in my series that I am dubbing the Villainous Monstrosities. This will be the name for my macro series of bugs of all sorts. I intend to make a logo for the series and will write about the process of that here on my blog as well. This will be an ongoing series and I will put them into a new subcategory in my portfolio under the Other category in photography.
I will warn you now, there are some pretty nasty fellas in this series including more arachnids. I will put the spiders at the bottom, since I know so many people are bothered by them, that way, if you are, you can avoid them.
On to the creepy crawlies! (If you are ever interested in ordering a fine art print of any of these photographs, please use my print order page here.)
The header image is a really close shot of this dragonfly:
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Portfolio updated!
I recently put a whole slew of stuff in the various portfolio sections. Some of it has been shown on the blog before, but I’ll repost them here anyway.
These are available to order as a fine art print:
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