Basic Photography for Non Professionals

This website is designed for the photographer who is ready to move beyond the snapshot stage. These guides give you
the information about a vast variety of cameras, lens, flash setting, exposures and lighting effects. It also offers invaluable technical advice on getting the most of your equipment, whether you are working indoors / outside, with still-life or live action, with landscapes or people.

Whether your photograph is good or bad is a personal judgment, even professionals who judge photo contests have different criteria for deciding whether a photograph is a winner or not. You'd be surprised at the behind the scenes arguments by the contest judges over the merits of one picture versus another. The point is that if the final print is what you expect or wanted it to
be, then the photograph is a good one. Winning a nationwide contest or a neighbor's praise does not determine if you're a good photographer. You Do! There are, however, some valid criteria for you to use in judging your work.

You will also find discussion on composition and the elements of making a good, if not a great photograph. When you learn and apply the techniques of good composition, you'll be on your way to making effective photographs.

Finally, you will discover discussions of cameras and composition in an informal manner, not the usual technical approach. A scientific discourse and diagrams on how a lens is made isn't as valuable to you as knowing the difference between a 35mm and a 135mm lens. You will be given the practical information you will need to become the photographer you want to be.

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