Learn Photography Faster!
You have probably heard, over and over, that you should be shooting your camera in manual mode.
But what is manual mode, and why is it so important for your photography? Lets figure it out!
Manual mode is one of the main settings on your camera, and it lets you manually control shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. These three settings work together to control the how bright or dark your photo is (known as exposure), as well as change the overall look of the image. Super important stuff!
Creating your own photographic prints is incredibly rewarding and efficient.
On our recent road trip we stopped along the Avenue of Giants to take in the California Redwoods. My mind was blown! I couldn’t believe trees like this existed. Walking among them was magical.
A big part of photography is what gear to use. There’s so much stuff out there it can be difficult to know where to start.
Over the years we’ve created lots of gear guides and blogs posts in order to help give effective recommendations, but it’s not easy keeping everything up to date (gear changes so quickly!).
After trying out kit.com I was really impressed how easy it is to put together a gear guide.
You can click here to see some of the guides I’ve set up so far.
I’ll be creating more guides over the next few weeks to cover the wide range of photography related gear we use and review.
In this short video I give you a quick overview of 3 different types of filters (UV, Polarizing, and Neutral Density) and when to use them. I also show you how to find out what filter will fit your lens.
Cleaning a lens is easy to do, but it’s probably one of the most common questions we’ve been asked. See how we clean our lenses in the video above.
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We just got the Fuji XF56mm f/1.2 in! It gives an equivalent 85mm focal length, and it’s great for portraits (or any situation you want very shallow depth of field).
Think of us as your photo friends – we’re here to help you take better photos, and have a ton of fun together while we’re at it! Come get to know us, and read our crazy story about how we became photographers!
