Basic Photo Tips

[Manamarak]

Hi all,

I'm new here, but I thought I'd start contributing right away by telling everybody about this great series of Basic Photography articles I've found.

Basic Photography Tips | Digital | Illustrated Photography

Let me know what you think.

[uk2usa]

Thanks for the link - have some karma.

And welcome to PhotoCamel.

[Manamarak]

Thank you Alex,

And yes, everyone can do with some Karma. (Though I'm not quite sure what it is used for.)

I have to say, I find your avatar a little disturbing, although, as a coder, I understand your sentiment.

[Max@Home]

Originally Posted by Manamarak

And yes, everyone can do with some Karma. (Though I'm not quite sure what it is used for.)

Karma is used to say 'thank you' for an informative post or answer, or to say 'well done!' if someone posts a really nice image, etc, etc, it is the 'Camel' way to show someone you appreciate his/her's presence on the Camel

I have to say, I find your avatar a little disturbing, although, as a coder, I understand your sentiment.

...as a ICT professional, I understand too, but I share your disturbed feeling

...€0.02...

Kindest regards!

Max@Home

[Mr. Pickles]

More than you wanted to know about Karma...

Camel Karma - Tutorial

[Manamarak]

Oh, I see, about the Karma, that is.

I feel like spreading some love too.

This is for the info, Mr Pickles.

[chop249]

Adorama has free "classes" as well. FYI

[Manamarak]

Do you have a link for the Adorama lessons? I can't seem to find it.

[euglan]

hi this is link for photoshop tutorials from adorama
hope it is of help
Free Photoshop Tutorials & Articles from Adorama | PhotoshopSupport.com

[chop249]

Adorama Web Photo School

Thats the link I have.

[blumesan]

Originally Posted by Manamarak

Hi all,
I'm new here, but I thought I'd start contributing right away by telling everybody about this great series of Basic Photography articles I've found.

Basic Photography Tips | Digital | Illustrated Photography

Let me know what you think.

Here's what I think:
The article to which you link is interesting and contains a number of helpful hints to the beginning photographer. Unfortunately it also contains a few rather egregious errors which may lead the beginner astray. Two such appear in the first section on aperture and depth of field:

One stop is equal to half the diameter of the one preceding it. So when you close down one stop, you are halving the diameter of the aperture, and when you open up by one stop, you are doubling it.

When you close the aperture down one stop you are halving the AREA of the aperture, NOT the DIAMETER. The diameter is thus reduced by 70.7% (1/square root of 2). Most important to remember is that changing the aperture by one stop halves or doubles the amount of light which the aperture admits to the sensor.

Finally, the depth of field on either side of the point on which the lens is focused are not equal. The area further from the camera which will remain in focus for any given f-stop is twice as large as the area nearer the lens.

"There is a persistent misconception among photographers that the rear DOF equals twice the front DOF. Although the rear DOF is never smaller than the front DOF, this statement is silly and misleading." (Paul vanWalree: Depth of field)

I haven't read any of the subsequent section and can only hope that they contain fewer such misstatements.

Cheers/Mike

[Marc Pavan]

THis is very much what I am looking for. Thank you!!!

[Manamarak]

It has now been expanded to include lighting, with one article discussing hard and soft lighting and another dealing with white balance and color temperature.

[Zest777]

Hey, cheers, these are great, just what I was looking for.

Hope the boss doesn't pass by my desk for the next few hours, because I'm going to be learning all about f-stops and color balance.

[Manamarak]

Glad to be of assistance, I know how hard it is to start off.