Wednesday, March 2, 2011

How to Take Better Pictures

How to Take Better Pictures
© 1973 ~ 2011 Ken Rockwell and KenRockwell.com.

Articles on all sorts of topics...
  • Fill-Flash
  • F.A.R.T. First for Great Photo (FART is a mnemonic for a creative process)
  • What Makes a Great Photo
  • Composition
  • It's Not About Your Camera
  • The Pen and Your Signature
  • Getting Perfect Exposures
  • How to Get Great Colors
  • The Importance of Timing
  • Artistic Synthesis
  • What is Photography?
  • Critical Camera Adjustments
  • Eliminating Shutter Lag
  • How to Drive Your Camera
  • How to Set White Balance (examples)
  • Lighting
  • Perfect Highlights and Shadows
  • Graduated Neutral-Density Filters
  • How to Create a Masterpiece
  • How to Make Great Photographs (multilingual)
  • Why your Camera Does Not Matter (multilingual)
  • Assembling a System
  • Equipment Acquisition Paralysis
  • Simplicity
  • Making Sharp Images
  • The Death of Photography
  • Why Fixed Lenses Take Better Pictures
  • LEICA or Not?
  • Photography is not a Spectator Sport
  • How to Use Ultrawide Lenses
  • How to Carry Less
  • Portrait Lenses
  • Free Full-Frame Digital SLR
  • Infrared Photography
  • How to Afford Anything
  • Dynamic Range
  • Lens Sharpness
  • How to Learn
  • How to Photograph Fireworks
  • How Our Eyes See
  • How to Use Photoshop
  • Histograms
  • sRGB vs. Adobe RGB
  • What Makes a Great Camera (multilingual)
  • Examples of Making Great Travel Photos
  • Making Great Photos in Crappy Locations (multilingual)
  • A $25 camera vs. a $5,000 Camera
  • A $150 vs. a $5,000 Camera
  • Is It Worth It?
  • What is Art? (multilingual)
  • The Seven Levels of Photographers (satire, multilingual)
  • Selecting the Sharpest Aperture
  • How and Where to Buy Photo Gear
  • Why Your Wife Wants You to Buy A Fancy New Camera (for men only)
  • Why Pros Share Everything They Know (multilingual)
  • Photo Labs
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