TeachMeToShoot blog

We’re coming into that time of year when your outdoor scenes are changing from nice fall color to winter snow scenes. Don’t pack away your camera! For the next few months you can get some spectacular pictures of snow scenes.
Whether you’re shooting the huge 6 foot snow drift in your backyard or that early morning [...]

How many times have you come across a great picture opportunity and had all the wrong settings on your camera? Too many? Yeah. Let’s fix that.
I was reminded of this as I read through some of the comics from the WhatTheDuck site. The author has a great sense of humor and most of the comics [...]

Yeah, I said it! Auto White balance has the potential to give you terrible results. If you’re a JPG shooter, you should seriously consider taking control of your WB. Set it to Daylight WB for most shooting and you’ll be happier with your results.
White Balance is all about rendering the proper color of what you’re [...]

Many P&S digital cameras have the capability for good macro photography. Some focus as close as 3/4 inch, but it’s common to see 1-2 inches as the closest focus point. Set the camera to Macro mode via the Scene Modes or by the Flower icon on the back of most digital cameras.
Macro photography encompasses photos [...]

It’s near that time here in the States for Fourth of July fireworks. Bring your camera and tripod to the event and come home with great photos. The New York Institute of Photography (NYIP) has again posted their fireworks articles. Just scroll down past the Declaration to get to the links for the articles.
On your [...]

I know. I can hear you, “Karl, what about Panorama mode?” Well, it is a fairly common scene mode these days on P&S cameras. Did you know that ANY digital camera can do panoramas? Your DSLR won’t have a Panorama mode, nor will your 2-3 year old Kodak or Pentax. Fact is, Panorama images are [...]