DSLRs and other advanced cameras have a ton of letters, symbols, and weird buttons on them. Every photographer must go through the quest of learning what each setting does, and today we are talking ...

Nikon D800 | Tokina AT-X 16-28mm F2.8 Pro FX | ISO 400 | 1/640 sec | F2.8 Photo: Abby Ferguson Understanding shutter speed, aperture and ISO can be overwhelming for beginner photographers. Even once ...

Photography is much more than pointing a camera and pressing a button. This is something you realize soon after getting your hands on a serious shooter. Maybe you stumbled upon your smartphone’s ...

New photographers don’t have to go straight from auto to full manual mode without training wheels. Shutter priority mode is one of three semi-auto mode that mixes the best of auto and manual together.

The iPhone Camera app features key icons like the flash for lighting control, Live Photo for motion capture, and the caret for advanced settings. Icons vary by mode, with options for exposure, timer, ...

Last week I talked about aperture, depth of field and how to use them to your advantage. Today is about aperture’s kissing cousin: shutter speed. Like aperture, shutter speed controls the amount of ...

Photography has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last half century. Steven Sasson developed the first digital camera for Eastman Kodak in the mid-'70s, but that model was larger than ...