All images are  copyright © by Carlos Pereira

Landscape and wildlife nature photography is for everyone with an interest in Photography.

It's intended to help beginners get started  in photography.

Experienced photographers will find useful tips and instructive articles.

Composing Stronger Images - Part 8

Emphasis by Selective Focus

If you use a compact camera it will be very difficult to use this technique effectively due to the smaller camera sensor. The smaller sensors give a much larger depth of field than the conventional full frame 35mm DSLR. Virtually everything from the front to the back will be in focus, making it tricky to use this method effectively.

   Bad Light can be Good Light

When I started reading books about photography, their message was always the same - the best light for landscape photography is an hour or two before and after sunrise and sunset. Is this good advice? Yes it is!
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Introduction to Exposure
                        Part 1

Selecting the right exposure must be one of the most important tasks in the creation of a photograph.


To determine exposure, you use an exposure meter. If the camera has an in-built meter it will offer you the benefit of automatic exposure. In theory, all you do is point the lens toward your subject and press the shutter button. The built-in meter calculates the right exposure. Unfortunately, the right exposure is often wrong - Why? Because the meter cannot think.

One of the most important parts of Photography is MASTERING EXPOSURE

                        How do you get a correct exposure for this scene?
 
Will you trust your built-in camera meter? If you do, you'll be greatly disappointed because it will give you the wrong values and that will mean loss of important detail in the highlights. (The snow around the edge of the precipice.)

There's a precipice on both sides of the path where the climbers are. - French Alps