Understand Photography

by Peggy Farren Understanding exposure is the first thing a photographer must learn. Fortunately, the meter that is built into our cameras makes it so easy to learn. First of all, there are three basic components to controlling your exposure: ...

“Four Weeks to Proficiency”. These are our four basic classes, given weekly. We will cover all the important basics of photography in four short weeks. Of course, this is not all there is to learn, but your photography will ...

We’ve had the Understand Photography Training Center for over three years now so we have seen a lot of different photographers at every level of experience come through our doors. Here is an observation about some of the photographers who ...

The ability to instantly see your image after capture is one of the great features of digital cameras. Many digital cameras and all DSLRs can also indicate areas of the image that are blown out, overexposed to the point that ...

Why shoot RAW? Almost all cameras offer you the option of capturing images in the JPEG format at several quality levels. DSLRs and advanced compact cameras also offer the option of using the camera makers RAW format. The JPEG format ...