Priority Modes On most modern DSLR you will find a dial with a bunch of pictures and letters that represent several different things. That is the Mode dial, and contains the priority modes. Looking at that dial, you may find something similar to “P”, “A”, “S”, “M” along with little pictures for some of the Read More …
For a few months now, I have been shooting primary in manual mode and prior to that, I was using Aperture Priority mode. But there are many different modes that today’s powerful DSLR are able to shoot in. One that may be used by people getting used to their new cameras, before moving out of Read More …
I’m looking to start a new feature here. I would like to share your images with the rest of my visitors. All you have to do is head over to the Banakas Photography Flickr Group and upload a few images. I will then choose one and share on my site. Depending on the amount of Read More …
http://youtu.be/mcvBTJjhBwo Have you ever wanted to create a time lapse video and thought to yourself that you don’t have the time or energy to put forth the effort to create such a daunting project? I did, and then I found a simple plug-in that makes creating a time lapse video as easy as 1, 2, Read More …
This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 400, f/4, for 1/3200sec The image above is an HDR that was created using Photomatix Pro with a 7 exposure bracket. However, that bracket was created in Lightroom from a single image. To create an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image, you would set your camera Read More …
Why do photographers feel they have to Photoshop or edit the pictures until they’re unrecognizable? This is a question that I used to ask myself, until I started to really understand photography and post processing. I used to think that photography was really easy, but then I became interested in sharing my work and followed many other Read More …
Here’s a quick tip if your in the market for a new camera. There are tons of places for you to go online to read reviews on many different types of items on the internet. When your looking for a camera, you can head over to Amazon.com and read the customer reviews, you can also Read More …
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