Shane Brown-Daniels
The Canon EOS Rebel Line Continues With the SL1 and T5i
Canon EOS Rebel SL1 (Image courtesy of Canon, Inc.) Canon’s EOS line has come a far way since the first model, the EOS 650, which was released in 1987. Now, the camera company has released two of its latest models — the EOS Rebel SL1 (100D) and the EOS Rebel T5i (700D).…
Read More »The Canon EOS 6D — “A Smartphone-Friendly D-SLR”
The Canon EOS 6D (Photo courtesy of Canon Inc.) Canon, Inc. officially announced in September, 2012, the EOS 6D — a versatile mid-range full frame camera. As the most compact and lightest full-frame SLR to date, the 6D is geared at the serious photographer who desires to make the jump from an APS-C (crop sensor) to a full-frame sensor at a reasonable cost.…
Read More »New Canon Mini D-SLR?
The rumored new Canon mini D-SLR stirs curiosity. Rumor has it that Canon, Inc. is working on a new D-SLR that will be the smallest and lightest yet. Based on breaking news from CanonWatch, the “super-small D-SLR” will be a cross between the EOS M and the EOS 650D.…
Read More »Using Exposure Compensation to Correct Camera Metering Issues
Your camera has its own internal metering device that receives information Through The Lens (TTL). Its method of processing information is based on the metering mode that you choose. Four popular metering modes include: spot metering, center-weighted metering, partial metering and evaluative (matrix) metering.…
Read More »Take Sharper Photos by Preventing Camera Shake
There’s nothing more upsetting than aiming for a shot and spoiling it due to shaking the camera — especially if you only have one chance. If there’s nothing in a photo that is sharp, then everything is out of focus and this is enough proof that the image may have suffered the effects of camera shake.…
Read More »The Manfrotto 679B Monopod Review – for Sports (Marathon) Photography
Recently, I was assigned to cover a Marathon and realised that I needed to get a monopod asap. I knew that I would most likely be on my feet for hours shooting individual runners/walkers among hundreds of participants …and who wants to take hand held shots for 6 hours?…
Read More »Digital Photo Buzz (DPB) Adobe Lightroom Presets: Weddings, Portraits and Instagram (Like)
Lightroom presets can really give you a headstart on tweaking the look of your images, and in some cases even changing the mood. There are tons of presets around for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, and Digital Photo Buzz (DPB) has some decent samples.…
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