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How sharp of an image should I expect at night?
I'm a beginner with my first camera (sony nex6 mirrorless). I was trying my first few night shots Using the kit lens but I wasn't able to find a way to take sharp images. I've done the following:
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How to best view test shots on camera LCD in bright, outdoor photo shoot
A couple weeks ago I did a basic outdoor photo shoot for a family. It was mid day, and the sun was out. I took test shots initially and when viewing the shots on my DSLR's LCD screen they appeared to ...
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Why are these light trails large blobs of light instead of nice thin lines?
I'm trying to shoot a traffic light trails with my point & shoot camera (Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8). But the oncoming vehicle headlights are appearing as large blobs of light and not exactly thin ...
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Ways in order to achieve dramatic lighting styles?
My question is more specific to the situation I am going to be shooting [with the subject being a person laying down in a hospital bed]
The photo will be taken from the ceiling above the bed and ...
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How does one deal with too much light when taking a photo?
How does one cancel out extra light while clicking a photo? Is decreasing the aperture a better option, or using a faster shutter speed? What are other options we could try?
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What is the difference between luminance and illuminance?
The more I read about this, the more confused I become. Illuminance, as I understand it, measured in lux, is the perceived brightness of light on a surface. It's what you'd measure with an incident ...
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How to achieve pictures filled with light like these?
I would like to know how to achieve the effect of highly exposed pictures filled with light like the ones presented below:
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From http://dziecisawazne.pl/iza-faber/
Is this ...
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How can correctly measure light using a built-in camera meter?
Many times I shot photos, but the photo is some times too bright or too dark and the colors are incorrect.
Some times the white on the photo is not the white that I have on background but gray and I ...
