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 ...

Here is Southwest Florida, we are blessed with the beach and a beautiful sunset almost every evening! One of our most popular workshops is our Flash basics class. We talk about balancing our camera settings with our flash settings, teach ...

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 ...

As portrait photographers, especially in the first few years of business, we get on a bit of a high this time of year. Oh my goodness, we are all making so much money and our telephones are ringing off the ...

Almost every photography book, workshop and class will mention the importance of changing your viewpoint. We are accustomed to seeing the world from eye level. A change in perspective can make the ordinary seem fresh and new.Get low, you are ...