Photography Accessories

The Canon Speedlite 430 EX Flash is an external light source for Canon digital cameras. According to Canon.com, this flash is compatible with all Canon Electro-Optical System (EOS) cameras,...

The light meter will tell you the best aperture to use on your camera. Remember that the smallest F stop, which is the measurement of an aperture, is the widest aperture. The wider the aperture,...

A Lensbaby is a single-element lens with a flexible casing that allows the lens to be focused like a traditional lens and as a tilt and shift lens. Available in a variety of lens mount styles, the...

An aperture in any instance is space through which light passes. On a camera it is through the camera lens, which you adjust to control the amount of light that passes through and hits either the...

Digital and film photography are similar in that it is difficult to get a proper exposure on a subject. Every photographer knows that the key to a beautiful picture is correct exposure. The key to...

Photos taken at dimly-lit concerts and outdoors at sunset can be classified as low light photography events. These tricky situations can be troublesome for the point and shoot photographer. Take a...

A zoom burst is the effect of using slow shutter speeds and a manual zoom lens to create outward streaks of color and light in an otherwise normal photograph. Follow these instructions to begin...

Exposure bracketing is a technique to help deal with poor or uncertain lighting by taking multiple pictures of the same scene at incremented exposure settings. Upon processing the photographs you...

Contre-jour is the effect of a bright backlight to create a silhouette that is surrounded by a soft, halo-esque light. It can add a dramatic effect to the photo by sharpening the object’s borders...

Backlighting is lighting in a photograph setup that comes from behind the subject. Backlighting can enhance finer details in a picture on the subjects edges or make your pictures more dynamic by...