Digital Photography Fundamentals

Get started with digital photography and photo editing

Bookmark this resource page and keep it as a handy reference as you go through these articles.

Courses

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Digital photography without the technical clutter

Take better pictures – Free e-course

Optics f-stops and shutter speed

Shoot and edit raw files

Digital Cameras

Camera buying

Digital camera buying guide

Camera shooting modes

Keep it simple smarty pants

Shooting with Auto settings

Shooting in Program mode

Shooting in Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Manual mode

File size

Size and resolution explained

File quality

Normal, Fine, Superfine

ISO

ISO in digital photography – YouTube video

White balance

WB tool comparison – video

Get better color in your photos

How to get perfect white balance

White balance card comparison

Does your snow turn blue?

Histogram

The histogram is your friend

Are you still struggling to understand the histogram?

Exposure compensation

Do you need help with exposure compensation?

The Four Corners

Composition

Composition is the strongest way of seeing

Symmetry

Composition examples

Light and Lighting

Video lighting using LED and window light – video

Photo Editing

Resizing images

How to re-size your images in Photoshop

Put your photos on a diet

Working with Raw Files

Shooting raw files

Shoot and edit raw files – online course

Update Adobe Camera Raw – video

Editing raw files

Camera raw tutorial

You don’t need Photoshop!

Comparing the camera raw features of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements

Juicy landscapes in Adobe Camera Raw

Photo Gear

Lenses

What is lens speed and why is it important?

Macro lenses

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