Monochrome Filter The monochrome filter basically refers to shooting your images in black and white directly from the camera. Though every shot can be turned into a black and white shot while editing, sometimes it’s fun to shoot a shot directly as black and white. Here’s how you can activate the monochrome filter: Watch the…
Understanding the metering system in a camera can help you get the correct exposure very quickly. The two most common types of metering systems are – Evaluative (Canon)/Matrix (Nikon), which is the default metering system and Spot Metering. When you take a shot, the camera works by taking into account the exposure for a certain…
Well, to cut things short, the real answer to this question is – ALWAYS. But let’s also take a deeper look. A lot of people, especially beginner photographers don’t pay attention to the format that is set on their cameras. But it can be an important issue as you get more into photography. There are…
IS (Image stabilisation)(Canon) and VR (Vibration Reduction)(Nikon) are optical systems used in DSLR lenses that help to stablize images when the camera experiences a shake in a handheld shot due to the movement of the hands. The motion sensors detect the motion and the optical element in the lens move the image accordingly to counter…
One of the very under-rated rules in photography is called the reciprocal rule. It’s a rule that gives an idea about the shutter speed that you have to use when taking hand-held camera shots.