Category: Photography

Focusing is easy when using an f / 8 or narrower aperture: most things in the scene will be pretty much in focus. When you start using large apertures such as f / 2.8, f / 1.8 or even f / 1.2, however, you will lose much more your concentration. […]

Few things are as annoying as going home after a long day of photography, importing your photos, and then finding that you did not get the picture you wanted. Perhaps you have overexposed it, have you lost the focus or have not you nailed the composition? Here's how to make […]

Film photography is making a comeback-Kodak has restarted Ektachrome, a film they interrupted five years ago – and for good reason, if everything is digital, switching to analog is fun. It can also make you a better photographer by forcing you to slow down and think. Here's how to start. […]

The focus with the Back button is what it looks like instead of pressing the shutter button halfway down activate autofocus, you hold a dedicated button on the back of your camera. When you let it go, the focus stays locked. Here's why you might want to use it. RELATED: […]

We often come back to How-To Geek. to take better pictures, you need to understand how to manually control your camera.-Even if you do not do it for each setting or shot. Your iPhone is no exception. Unfortunately, iOS does not offer manual controls in the camera's default application. We […]

Optical image stabilization– also known as IS, OIS or VR – is integrated with some lenses and cameras. It allows you take pictures at a slower shutter speed than you would normally. There are however situations in which you should not use it. Let's dig in it. OIS works with […]

DSLRs and mirrorless cameras have many buttons. If you start to familiarize yourself with manually control your camerayou are probably wondering what all those – apparently non-essential – are doing. Let's take a look at the AE-L, AF-L, AF-ON and * buttons. RELATED: Get out of Auto: how to use […]

At How-To Geek, we usually recommend takes RAW images instead of JPEG because you capture a lot more information about the scene you are shooting. Let's see how to get the most out of the RAW format. Camera RAW is a uncompressed file format which is capable of storing much […]

The lenses of the camera are more important than the camera they are connected to, at least in most situations. An entry-level digital SLR with a great lens will allow you to take great pictures, while a professional camera with a daunting goal worth $ 10,000 will take terrible pictures. […]

Windows may seem clear when you browse them, but when you take a picture you will notice that the glass has a considerable effect on the visual appearance. There will be reflections, reflections and all kinds of strange things that your brain ignores most of the time, but that your […]