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Black and white photography

Black and white photographs carry a sense of timeless, powerful fascination that transports the viewer into another dimension. Emotions seem stronger. Landscapes unfold greater depths. The simplest of objects becomes unexpectedly sexy. Let’s explore what makes black and white photography so different, and so powerful, and extract some guidelines that can help us in seeing […]

Understanding image properties: saturation

Originally published 2014/03/06. Reposting with updates. Today’s tutorial will cover a property called “saturation” and how its manipulation affects an image. What is saturation? Saturation of an image describes the separation between tones in a color. Highly saturated images have purer colors, thus appear more vibrant and lively. Less saturated colors give room to more […]

Understanding image properties: contrast

Originally published 2014/02/27. Reposting with updates. Today’s tutorial will cover a property called “contrast” and how its manipulation affects an image. What is contrast? Contrast of an image describes the separation between its darkest and its brightest areas. Well lit images, with sharp colors and strong shadows typically have a high contrast, while “softer” images […]

Understanding image properties: exposure

Originally published on 2014/02/20. Reposting with updates. Today’s tutorial will cover a property called “exposure” and how its manipulation affects an image. What is exposure? Exposure describes how much light an image has received as the result of a combination of elements during the capture of the scene: Lens aperture The wider the aperture, more […]

Taking better pictures: understanding focal length (part 1)

This new post continues the mini-series where we introduce and explain concepts useful for taking better pictures. After exploring the exposure triangle, and learning about camera settings, it’s time to look at the main piece of any camera: the lens. If you would like, here is a primer on how a camera works, and one […]