Photographic Equipment

Online Resources and Galleries for Photographers

22/09/2024 by Ray Baker

As a photographer, one of the keys to success is taking full and complete advantage of good resources (including galleries) for photographers. Tools and resources are those nuggets that make the life of a photographer just that bit easier. Sometimes you have to search extensively for the tools that will help you. It is most often the case that you will find a good tool here, another great gadget there and so on. Good resources are often fragmented and provided by different organizations. It is very rare to find many quality photography resources all in the same place.

Summer Camera Care

22/09/2024 by Ray Baker

Summertime generally means days of brilliant sun, time spent outdoors and in the water and lots of activity that isn’t as easily done during the colder and snowier months. If someone is a photographer, the summer months also mean exposing a camera to its greatest enemies – humidity, water, heat and overexposure to the sun.

Understanding Digital Camera Lenses

21/09/2024 by Ray Baker

When beginning an examination of the use and varieties in digital camera lenses it is important to remember that the digital cameras have a sensor that is smaller than a 35mm film frame. This means that there is a significantly narrower field of view than that presented by the same lens on a non-digital 35mm film camera. This is the reason that digital photography is able to deliver smaller lenses such as 12 and 24 mm lenses as well as larger zoom and macro lenses at 200 and 300 mm.

Tips for Planning a Photography Website

21/09/2024 by Ray Baker

Building a website for your photography business is one of the best assets you can have to showcase your photography. A photography website has the potential to bring you a lot of business, especially if your website stands out from the rest. Here are a few tips to help you plan your photography website.

Frequently Asked Questions about Photography

Include a frequently asked questions (FAQ) page on your website. This is an excellent way to anticipate what your potential customers will want to know. Obviously you are the one to come up with the questions and answers, and you can add facts that do not fit anywhere else on your website.

Online Resources and Galleries for Photographers

21/09/2024 by Ray Baker

Summer Camera Care

21/09/2024 by Ray Baker

10 Must Read Photography Blogs

21/09/2024 by Ray Baker

In researching this article, I did a Google search for “great photography blog” and it gave me 45,800,000 results. Where would I even start to look for other great photography blogs (besides the one you’re reading now? :-))

To narrow down the field, I looked at several pages of results and noted the blogs that were mentioned multiple times in different articles, and then did quite a bit of browsing on each of those blogs. Here are some (other) great photography blogs that are worth taking a look at, in no particular order:

Working with Camera Lens Filters – How to Choose One that Fits Your Needs

20/09/2024 by Ray Baker

In this time and age where the digital camera rules in the world of photography, is there still a need for a camera lens filter? You bet! Camera lens filters still have many uses. And while you can easily makes post-production changes to your photos using modern technology, there are a number of things that only your lens filter can do for you.

Finding The Right Camera For Your Grandpa And Grandma

19/09/2024 by Ray Baker

There are so many cameras on the market these days that it is almost overwhelming to have to make a decision as to the correct one to buy. This difficult task is made even more daunting when the camera is for a gift, thus putting even more pressure on the customer to find the perfect match for the recipient. Below are some of the major categories and options available for cameras that will hopefully take some of the guesswork out of the camera purchase, and make the task a bit more pleasant.

Point and Click vs. DSLR Cameras: Which One Should You Pick?

19/09/2024 by Ray Baker

There was a time when choosing a camera depends largely on how much you can afford to pay for it. Believe it or not, it was really that straightforward. Well, to be honest about it, those days are long gone. Now, choosing the perfect camera that fits your needs is a lot more complicated. There are a lot of factors that come into play. As such, your budget becomes just one of the things you have to consider when making your final decision.