Here’s a quick guide on how I used light painting technique to achieve the photo below. What is light painting? Light painting is a method of exposing your subject by moving a hand held light source while taking a long exposure photograph. Advantage : Cost effective Disadvantage : Consistency *Do remember to subscribe to my […]

There’s nothing ridiculous than coming across a newbie in photography that insists that he / she must no go beyond ISO 800 in order to make a photo look good, and we can’t blame them either as they’re probably taught by some supposed “expert” in the field. In this guide, I will try to make […]

AMPS, MAPS, SPAM, PAMS – whatever the arrangement, those are some interesting Initials seen on a camera’s mode dial. Understanding the modes could be very helpful when it comes to getting your next best shot, or at least it’ll help you settle your photography assignment with much less hassle. I’m going to make this guide […]

The term “bokeh” refers to the out-of-focus areas of a photograph, and it is not uncommon for those new to photography to start off their new found hobby with the unhealthy practice of “bokeh hunting”. (more…) goldfries rated this product :

The key to nailing the shot is often about choosing the right camera mode. The mode of choice will affect the camera’s behavior, and that behavior will affect the way a photo is captured. The 4 modes you can count on are….. – Manual mode – Shutter priority – Aperture priority – Program mode (more…) […]

Photography hobbyists today (and over the past years) are too focused on ISO performance (noise control) that it makes it so difficult for them to decide on what to buy. Every time a new camera body appears, the ISO performance would be the first (or at least, top 3) things anyone talks about. You can […]

This photo below was taken with a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Link The color is straight out of the camera. I just did a bit of cloning off of the tiny pieces of the pastry that’s on the plate, just to make the photo a little better. I also did a bit of cropping to frame […]

Thought I’d do a simple demo on how you can use a single flash to shoot products. Relying on a single flash is very limiting and the outcome is often not as good as using multiple flash setup, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take good photos with a single flash setup. (more…) goldfries rated […]