Ever if you are a beginning photographer you must be aware of what filters are and their various uses in photography. But for those who do not know, filters are camera accessories made up of glass that are used to get various coloured, black and white and focus effects, such as split focus, diffusion, colour correction and contrast reduction, in photography.

Filters which are attached to lenses are made up of delicate glass material and need to be handled with care. Storing filters can be quiet a task. There are various tips and methods that one needs to follow while storing them.

All photographers come across a common problem while shooting. That is how to shoot surfaces like water and glass, as they reflect light from the surface and make it difficult to capture the image due to glare.

Have you ever wondered how is it that, even though the viewing lens of the camera is not in the same plane as your view finder, you are still able to focus and get the exact image on your film?

Most of us believe that f stop and focal length are the only two parameters for judging a lens. For the uninitiated, lens speed is another deciding factor when it comes to lenses. A lens can be termed a fast lens or a slow lens.

Perspective in photography can be a tricky thing to understand. It is defined as the appearance of depth and distance in a particular image. The sense of depth or distance from the camera creates a particular feel in the frame, thereby conveying a certain meaning.

Parallax might sound like a very complex term, but it is easy to understand. It is a kind of error that comes in the position of a fixed point or object, if it is viewed by two different points in the same plane.

Most of us would often relate noise to sound, but you must know that there is noise in photography as well. Noise is defined as any kind of disturbance that hinders your clear vision or audio.

Those who have been playing with their digital SLR cameras or SLR cameras for a while now, probably know that the shutter speed and the aperture are two mechanisms that help you control the exposure or the amount of light entering your camera. Shutter speed controls the speed with which your focal plane shutter opens […]

Night time has always had a sense of mystery and peace to itself. Capturing the night environment can be quite an interesting yet difficult task. Nighttime gives some of the most amazing pictures but it is no novice’s work. Night photography requires the right kind of equipment and a lot of experience to capture the […]