Do I Really Need A Camera In 2020?

Do I Really Need A Camera In 2020?

If you need a camera or not in 2020 depends on what are your aims for your photography. Do you want to make a living from photography? Do you want to go professional? Do you want to learn advanced techniques? Or are you just happy wandering around taking photos with your phone? If you are happy with this then that is great, but if you want to develop your photography then yes you do need a camera in 2020.

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What Is The Exposure Triangle?

What Is The Exposure Triangle?

The exposure triangle is the combination of three camera settings,

  • Aperture

  • Shutter

  • ISO

The combination of these three settings determines if the image taken is correctly exposed or not. Change any of these three settings and you change the exposure of an image. The exposure triangle is used to take creative photos using specific apertures and shutter speeds with the desired exposure.

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45 Expert Tips For Hiring A Construction Photographer

45 Expert Tips For Hiring A Construction Photographer

In this post I tell you what you need to know to make a fully informed decision about hiring a construction photographer. A construction photographer specialises in not only architectural photography but photography on live construction sites. A construction photographer is equipped to, and experienced in, working on live construction sites which we all know can be harsh, fast changing and challenging environments. Not for the faint hearted or inexperienced!

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How To Create A Photography Podcast In 2020
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How To Create A Photography Podcast In 2020

In this post, I will tell you how I created the Photography Explained Podcast, brand new in 2020. I will tell you step by step how I came up with the title, the concept, and the plan and also how I physically recorded the podcast episodes and launched the podcast on all the major podcast services including Apple, Google and Spotify. I tell you what I have learned from one of the smartest people in the global podcasting arena who makes this stuff easier than you might think.

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How To Take A Photo

How To Take A Photo

I give you some things to think about when you are taking a photo which will hopefully focus your and my mind and help us all to take better photos. The 9 things I talk about are

  • What are you taking a photo of?

  • Think about the composition

  • Choose the right lens

  • Get the exposure correct

  • Aperture

  • Shutter

  • ISO

  • Focussing

  • Different angles

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Another Photography Podcast. Really? Yes Why Not??

Another Photography Podcast. Really? Yes Why Not??

I have been looking for a podcast that explains photography stuff simply, and in nice, basic terms, but I could not find it. So I created my own. The Photography Explained Podcast is my brand new photography podcast that explains a single photography thing in plain English, without the irrelevant details, in less than 10 minutes. And that is it. No fancy words, no bull, nothing that you do not need to know. No padding. No fillers.

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How Does A Camera Work?

How Does A Camera Work?

A camera is a lightproof box with an opening in it which allows light to pass through to the sensor where the image is recorded. The camera body is the box, the lens is the opening and the shutter is the thing that opens to let the light in. The lens focuses the image on the sensor giving a high-quality recording of the scene the camera is pointing at.

A camera works by exposing the camera sensor to light when the shutter opens. The amount of time the shutter is open, the size of the opening in the camera lens and the sensitivity of the camera sensor to light are all adjustable and set by either the camera or the photographer to create the exposure.

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What Is Photography To Me?

What Is Photography To Me?

Photography is made from two Greek words, photos, which means light and graphé, which means drawing. Some people say writing, but it's the same principle. So photography is drawing with light.

It is that simple. The word comes from photo which means light, and graphé which means drawing. But for me, photography is much more than that. Photography has been a huge part of my life since my early teens. And that is a long time ago I can assure you! Photography is the thing that I have spent my entire adult life studying, learning, practising, sharing and enjoying. Photography has taken me to so many unique places and given me so many unforgettable experiences.

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