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What Is “Tethered Capture” with a Digital Camera?
The basic idea of tethering is that you hook your camera up to a computer and the computer becomes involved in the image capturing process. There are two ways that the computer might be involved:...
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What is Black Clipping in Digital Photography?
Note: This website is no longer being updated. Please visit my new website, Rockin’ Photogs, where you can find an updated article about black clipping and digital photography. In digital photography,...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to “Chimp” Pictures? What is Chimping?
Chimping, or to chimp while you take pictures, means to look at the LCD screen of your digital camera after taking a photo. Coming from some old school photographers, this tends to carry a negative...
View ArticleWhat Is A Raw File and How Does It Differ From a JPEG?
As soon as you make the step up from a point and shoot camera to a dSLR, you’ll encounter a new phrase: “shooting in raw” or the “camera raw format.” What is it, and why should you care about it…? When...
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What Does Aspect Ratio Mean in Digital Photography?
The “aspect ratio” of an image is the ratio of the length of the image to the width of the image. Most dSLR cameras have an aspect ratio of 3 : 2. The Canon t2i has a 3 : 2 aspect ratio. A full size...
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What Does It Mean for a Picture to Be Taken In a Landscape Orientation?
While the aspect ratio of a picture will tell you the specific ratio of its length to its height, there are some more general terms to describe the orientation of a picture. Most pictures will fit into...
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What Does It Mean for a Picture to Be Taken in a Portrait Orientation?
While the aspect ratio of a picture will tell you the specific ratio of its length to its height, there are some more general terms to describe the orientation of a picture. Most pictures will fit into...
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What Is a Prime Lens?
There are a couple different classifications for camera lenses, and one way you can classify them is as either prime lenses or zoom lenses. The lens to the left (Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 Lens) is an example...
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What Is a Zoom Lens?
There are a couple different classifications for camera lenses, and one way you can classify them is as either prime lenses or zoom lenses. The lens to the left (Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L Lens) is a lovely...
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What Does the Megapixel Rating of a Digital Camera Mean?
There are a lot of specifications on digital cameras, but one detail seems to trump everything else in terms of simple consumer appeal: megapixels. So what is a megapixel? Your digital camera captures...
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