The diaphragm is the part of a camera lens which is made up of a series of metal blades which create a hole. The opening regulates the amount of light which reaches the image sensor. Commonly it is also known as an iris diaphragm due to its similarity to the human iris. The blades are …
The term ‘blown out’ in photography is used when people are referring to a part of an image which does not retain any detail and instead just shows up as a glaring plain white spot. This happens when the blown out area is too bright compared to the rest of the image and the camera …
If you’ve been doing food photography for a while then you’ve probably spent a lot of time and money on buying gear and learning your craft. If you’ve only seen food photography as an expensive hobby, then read on to find out the ways that you can start to make money from your food photography. …
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So you need to reflect more light into your scene and you don’t have a reflector or additional light source. But, you’ve got a small mirror so why not use that? It might seem like an obvious object to use to reflect more light into a scene. I mean, they literally reflect light rays right? …
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If you have a Canon crop sensor camera like a Canon 70D or Canon 90D, then you might be aware that there is a crop factor applied to all the lenses that you use on it. You can use both EF-S lenses as well as EF lenses on Canon DSLRs with the EF-S mount. With …
No. You cannot use Canon EF-S lenses on a Canon 6D. The Canon 6D is a full frame Canon DSLR, so it can only use lenses that are made for full frame Canon DSLRs. Canon EF-S lenses are lenses for crop sensor Canon DSLRs, so they are made to be used on Canon bodies like …
Before we start thinking about how to store your camera gear, we need to know what things are bad for your camera gear. What Things Can Damage Camera Gear? Every photographer has different environments that result in different challenges. A wildlife photographer will clearly have different things to consider compared to a food photographer shooting …
In this post we will not be looking at High Speed Sync, but rather Flash Sync Speed (x-sync). The standard maximum sync speed for most DSLRs and mirrorless cameras is around 1/125th to 1/250th of a second, but in this post we will lay out the maximum sync speeds for popular Sony mirrorless camera bodies. …
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Sometimes one camera just isn’t enough and there are special situations where you would want to trigger more than one camera at the same time. It can be complicated, but in this post we’ll describe one of the best ways to do it to avoid headaches. But first… Why Would You Want To Trigger More …
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With the popularity of Sony’s mirrorless cameras, a lot of lifelong Canon users may be making the switch to Sony. If you are one of these people you may be wondering if all of your current Canon kit will function with your new Sony mirrorless cameras. With flash units being quite an important part of …
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