The ABC of Photography – J
The ABC of Photography - J J Jack A socket into which a plug is inserted to make a connection, also known as a ‘female’ connector. A jack on a…
The ABC of Photography - J J Jack A socket into which a plug is inserted to make a connection, also known as a ‘female’ connector. A jack on a…
The ABC of Photography - I Incident light meter A hand-held light meter that measures the amount of light falling on a subject. IF Stands for internal focusing, and is…
Why You Should Use Your Lens Hood “What is this thing that came with your lens?” What they are referring to, is the lens hood, included with most new…
Facts about camera flash A flashgun provides a brief burst of light – but the duration can be varied to alter how much flash ‘power’ is added to the scene.…
Flash - the most important features every photographer should know! A full-sized flashgun delivers the potential for versatile lighting techniques in wide-ranging conditions. Too many flashguns never see the light of…
The benefits of wireless flashguns For the ultimate in flexibility, it’s great being able to use the flashgun off-camera. Most modern flashguns feature a wireless slave mode, which can be…
Buying a flashgun: - features to look for: Bounce and swivel By bouncing light from the flash off walls or ceilings or reflectors, the effective size of the light source…
The ABC of Photography - E ED A lens featuring Extra-low dispersion glass in one or more of its elements, to help correct chromatic aberration. This abbreviation is used by Nikon, Panasonic,…
DC This features on the range of Sigma lenses that are designed specifically for use with crop-factor SLRs, and which can’t be used with full-frame models. Sources: Pixabay, NASA,Wikipedia, Susan Wingfield Lamar…
Daguerre, Louis Louis Daguerre (1787-1851) was an artist and inventor who devised one of the earliest photographic processes, the daguerreotype, announced in 1839. It was made by coating a silver-plated copper sheet with light-sensitive…