We’ve talked about the Exposure Triangle and the first element of that which was ISO. The next element I’m going to talk about in Shutter Speed.
Simply put, your shutter speed is how long your shutter is open and exposing your camera’s senor to light.
Back in the very early days of photography the cameras used wet metal plates covered in a similar coating to what eventually…
This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme.
You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography workout. Don’t…
This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme.
You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography workout. Don’t…
Despite being Italian, I never quite understood Opera singing until in my late Twenties. Now that I am in my Forties I totally love it and understand its meaning and appreciate the skills required to perform in an opera.
But I guess I have been lucky enough to have a family who loves Opera and always played it since I was born. Although it took me time to understand it, I was indirectly…
In our last post Learning about Exposure I talked about the Exposure Triangle. One of the three elements of that is ISO.
ISO (Which stands for International Standards Organization) is the measure of sensitivity that your camera has to light.
In a way, this is a bit of a throwback to the film days and to be honest, not a completely standardised measurement in terms of quality. It is however…
This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme.
You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography workout. Don’t just…
There is loads to do in and around London with your kids in February aside from the usual half-term activities, especially now that the weather is improving. Here are some great ideas for days out in February.
We’re heading towards lambing season, and Bocketts Farm, just outside of London is expecting 90 lambs to be born starting on Valentine’s day. February is a great time to visit any of…
This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme.
You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography workout. Don’t just…
If you are going to learn photography basics then there’s a few simple fundamentals that you need to understand.
The first is to answer the question ‘What is Photography?’
If you’re looking for a philosophical answer to that question then read Towards a Philosophy of Photography By Vilém Flusser
Otherwise think of photography as nothing more than capturing light.
This act is…
Welcome to our first photography basics blog post at London Mums. Every other week we’ll be going through some photo fundamentals to help you go from shooting everything in blind automatic mode to awesome photographer (or close enough).
To compliment these posts we also have a fortnightly weekly photo challenge. Every other week we’ll set a theme and your homework for the week is to go…