A prime lens is a type of lens that has a fixed focal length as opposed to a zoom lens which has a variable focal length. Traditionally, the term ‘prime lens’ has often been used to refer to the primary lens in a system of combination lenses. In this case, the prime, or primary lens,…
What Are the Best Practices For An Aspiring Videographer?
Every practicing videography must master the basic techniques and rules in order to learn how you can break them! As with any artform the rules are made to be broken but it is necessary to know and understand them first! Working in a coherent way with the basic rules in mind will allow you to…
Great Reasons Why You Should Learn Photography Before Videography
There are no hard and fast rules, as with any artistic or creative pursuit, however, there are many working professionals who advise that it’s usually better to master photography before you take the leap into the world of videography. Photography will give you an invaluable grounding in the basics of composition, lighting, different types of…
How To Achieve Simplicity in Your Photography
You’ve heard it said a thousand times, that sometimes ‘less is more’, but never is it truer than in the world of photography. In photography it is often the case that simplicity and exactness can be the key compositional elements that make an image stand out from the rest. Simplicity in photography does not refer…
The Importance Of On-Camera Field Monitors To Professional Photographers
A camera field monitor is an external device that can be used in conjunction with your camera to provide a larger image than the LCD screen or viewfinder. Camera field monitors are regularly used in cinematography, but professional photographers and keen amateurs often make use of them to help with framing, composition and to improve…
The Best Way To Get Into Photography
Photography is a wonderful way to express your creative side but it can also be a highly lucrative business to get into; and so, you might be asking yourself, ‘How do I get started?’ Practice really does make perfect so the best way to get started is to take lots of pictures! Getting into the…
Can Photographs Be Used As A Reliable Witness?
Since the invention of photography in the early 19th Century cameras have played a pivotal role in recording the human experience all over the globe. From major world events to amateur home and family photography, together this has created an enormous record of the lives of humanity over the last two centuries. Photography as the…