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Focusing Your SLR Camera Tips

When I was an absolute beginner at photography, I did not understand how to properly focus my SLR camera.  Prior to falling in love with photography, I was the usual snapshot taker with a compact point and shoot camera.  Auto mode produced “good enough” focusing for the purpose of my family snapshots and 4 x […]

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Shutter Speed Tutorial

Welcome to my shutter speed tutorial.  Having now written an article on camera aperture as well, I think that I will be continuing on with that vein over time.  In addition to continuing to write reviews and software tutorials, I think it would be great to provide photography “lessons” on this website, starting with basic […]

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Camera Aperture Explained

Camera aperture is like a faucet.  In my very first photography class, I at first felt intimidated while my instructor explained the concept of aperture.  Once the faucet analogy was introduced however, I could grasp the concept.   The more wide open the lens aperture is, the more light that gets in.  Conversely, the smaller […]

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