Low light photography (night photography)

This article covers one of the most challenging photography situations: low light photography. It can be night photography or any other situation with limited light available, such as indoor in a poorly lit room. Think about concert photography, wedding photography in a church etc.

Flash photography (using camera flash)

This article discusses flash photography, a topic which seems to be easy and straightforward, but, in my opinion, is not. Beginning photographers usually think they know what camera flash is for: to generate artificial light when the ambient light is not sufficient. This is certainly true, but you need to develop certain skills to make…

What are megapixels?

The first thing you usually hear when someone characterizes a digital camera is its resolution, measured in megapixels. And as designated by our human nature, we perceive that the more is the better… In this article I am going to explain what megapixels are, where the opinion “the more the better” came from, and why…

Resize Sense

How to reduce image file size

People are often confused about the digital image size: what defines the image file size, how it relates to the image dimensions, etc. One of the most confusing related concepts is probably the digital image resolution. This article tries to explain these concepts, everything what you need to know about the digital image size. Image…