In this video we will be looking at the anatomy of the body of a basic DSLR camera. We will be looking at the various important buttons and functions on the body that every beginner should know of. In this video the camera shown in the Nikon D5500, but this learning is applicable to most…
In this video we will be learning about how shutter speed affects exposure. We will be performing a very simple demo of taking a random shot with different shutter speeds, to see how the light coming on to the sensor gets affected by it. Here’s the video: This video is from our Photography for Beginners…
In this video we will be learning how the three settings in the exposure triangle, i.e, Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO work together. We will be doing an exercise to understand this. Learning how the exposure triangle works is the key to understanding how to shoot in the manual mode of a DSLR or a…
In this video we will be learning when to use exposure compensation in photography. We will also be understanding how the different metering modes work and we will also be looking at the setting of Auto ISO. Here’s the video: This video is from our Photography for Beginners course, which has 45 videos and 7…
In this video I give the answer to one of the most common questions – Is Auto-ISO good or bad? Note- This video is from my course called Photography for Beginners.
In this video, we’ll be learning what a stop of light means in photography and why it’s crucial for a photographer to understand this concept. We will also be understanding how this concept can help you understand functions like Image Stabilization and usage of ND filters.
One of the most common myths among beginners photographers is that Auto-ISO is bad because it results in noise. I’m going to debunk this myth today and I will be doing so by getting a bit philosophical. Yes, that’s right. Photography is sometimes related to our life philosophy also. And I will demonstrate this by…
One of the common myths in the photography world is that using the AUTO mode on your DSLR is a bad thing. A lot of people think that unless you are shooting in manual mode, you aren’t a REAL photographer. This is not entirely true. Manual mode is definitely a superior mode to shoot in…
Sometimes, due to the kind of lighting that we are shooting in, our images can have an unwanted colour cast in them. For example, look at the shot below: You can see that the shot appears very yellowish. This is because it’s being shot under tungsten lighting, which produces a yellow looking warm light. Different…
Ever wondered how photographers get those surreal looking landscape images, like the one below? The answer lies in HDR photography. HDR photography refers to High Dynamic Range photography. What this means is that usually, it’s very difficult to shoot scenes in which there is a high contrast. For instance, when we take a shot of…