Latest articles about photography and camera reviews from free-photos.com http://www.free-photos.com/ 2010-09-09T15:27:17+02:00 text/html 2010-02-02T18:56:39+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/38-mastering-panning @page size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm P margin-bottom: 0.21cm --> <p><strong><img style="margin: 2px; float: left;" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/articles/_dsc0028.jpg" alt="_dsc0028" height="192" width="248" />What is Panning?</strong></p> <p>Panning is NOT panoramic photography, and the two are sometimes confused, especially by the novice camera user. Both techniques involve the ‘panning’ of the camera, but in very different procedures as far as the photo taking process goes. As far as still photography goes, panning is the technique of moving your camera angle on a horizontal plane, from a pivotal point. When we speak of the panning photo technique, we make use of this movement <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/38-mastering-panning">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-19T17:18:31+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/37-digital-camera-basics <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: right;" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/articles/pet3.jpg" alt="pet3" width="150" height="121" />Shooting with a digital camera is not really that different from film photography; at least as far as your thought process should go. Digital has many advantages over film, and the digital-film debate we can safely say is over, digital having found the edge. One of the clear advantages of the digital format is the preview feature, which allows you to see your photographs the minute after you shoot them, practically simultaneously. This has become a very useful learning tool for beginners, apart from its obvious advantages.</p> <p> </p> <p> <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/37-digital-camera-basics">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-18T11:19:16+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/36-review-olympus-e-520 <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: left;" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/camera/e520.jpg" alt="e520" width="130" height="127" />Launched in Aug 2008, the Olympus E 520 is very much in line witch what you’d expect from the successor to the E 510. A camera that fits comfortably into Olympus’ entry level or rather mid-range SLR category, it is slightly larger, but then that’s because it has a larger battery that gives you more images per charge. It also has a much better grip, more in line with what you’d expect from a digital SLR. One of the key technical differences between the 510 and 520 is that the 520 <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/36-review-olympus-e-520">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-18T11:08:16+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/35-introduction-to-dpi-for-digital-photography <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: right;" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/articles/ksizes.jpg" alt="ksizes" width="320" height="240" />DPI stands for ‘dots per inch’ and you need to know a little about it when you are into digital photography, or design for that matter. As we know, digital images are made up of thousands of dots, and the more the number of these dots, the more is the resolution of the camera, of course. Also, the closer you are to the image, the better can are you able to make out these dots. There is a lot more that can be said about the relation of the human eye <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/35-introduction-to-dpi-for-digital-photography">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-17T10:21:05+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/34-the-joy-of-film-photography <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: right;" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/articles/check-mates.jpg" alt="check-mates" width="320" height="205" />In this digital age, you may wonder why we have an article on film photography. After all, you may wonder on how many people still use film...the answer is – quite a few! Film has a few advantages over digital, although digital we will not argue, has overrun film photography for a few years now.</p> <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/34-the-joy-of-film-photography">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-17T10:11:44+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/33-review-olympus-e3 <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: left;" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/camera/e3front.jpg" alt="e3front" width="150" height="113" />The Olympus E3 came as a long awaited break for Olympus users waiting to upgrade from the E1, as far as professional SLRs go. Olympus has been known to bring forth quality lenses, matching quality with any other company. Now, we have a camera body that you can put behind those lenses to get Olympus users ‘up there’, if they aren’t there yet! Welcome E3!</p> <p> </p> <p> <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/33-review-olympus-e3">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-16T07:42:26+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/32-what-would-be-your-next-camera <p>We believe you must already be a photo enthusiast if you have come to this site. If you are looking to get a new camera for yourself, the choices are many, as you can see from our own review sections. The best method to select the right model for you is the filtering system, where you filter out what you DONT want first...</p> <p> </p> <p> <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/32-what-would-be-your-next-camera">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-16T07:33:19+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/31-review-nikon-d5000-slr <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: left;" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/camera/nikon-d5000.jpg" alt="nikon-d5000" height="133" width="160" />Nikon has been known to bring out camera models for every genre of user, and the D5000 sits comfortably somewhere between the D60 and the D90, aimed at the moderately advanced user. It has a 12 mega pixel sensor, 720 video, live view and an LCD that is able to swivel 180 degrees.</p> <p>The D 5000 features the same HD video capability as the D90, which was a groundbreaker in its own right. Using this with the in-camera editing options makes it easy to make great videos on the move. The many <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/31-review-nikon-d5000-slr">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-16T07:22:16+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/30-review-canon-eos-5d-mark-ii <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: left;" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/camera/canon-eos-5d-mark-2.jpg" alt="canon eos 5d mark-2" width="180" height="143" />This is a camera made for the professional, no doubts about that. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II boasts of being the world’s first compact full frame SLR. By compact, of course we only mean that it is not as bulky as the usual full frame cameras. For those of you who don’t know, a full frame camera has a sensor size that bears similar dimensions to a 35mm film frame. How does this help? All your 35mm lenses would now have a true focal length. For example, <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/30-review-canon-eos-5d-mark-ii">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-16T07:06:24+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/29-review-canon-eos-50d <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: left;" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/articles/canon50d.jpg" alt="canon EOS 50 D SLR" height="104" width="150" />The Canon EOS 50D was released as an upgrade to the 40D. At first sight it may look a lot like the 40D, but the 50D offers a 15 mega pixel CMOS sensor, working in conjunction with the newer DIGIC 4 processor to give you the best image quality that Canon has to offer. The unique sensor cleaning system on the 50D uses a fluorine coating to clean the CMOS, to ensure maximum efficiency during the cleaning process.</p> <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/29-review-canon-eos-50d">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-09T20:42:29+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/28-landscape-photography <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: right;" title="landscape" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/articles/landscape.jpg" alt="landscape" width="300" height="225" />Shooting landscapes is a classic avenue of photography, popularized to its peak by the ‘father of landscape photography’ – Ansel Adams himself. No article or write-up on landscapes can be complete without the inclusion of this iconic name.  As we have discussed earlier about the fact that photography finds its roots from classic art, landscape photography is a fine example of how these two realms of art still remain well linked.</p> <p>There are quite a few reasons why a beginner may want to try his hand at landscapes. For one thing, <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/28-landscape-photography">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-09T09:13:07+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/27-canon-eos-500-d <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: left;" title="Canon EOS 500 D" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/articles/c500d.jpg" alt="Canon EOS 500 D" height="117" width="130" />The Canon 500 D is an upper-entry-level SLR with all that you could want out of a professional model. It boasts of a 15 mega pixel CMOS sensor. The newer SLRs have the added high definition video option, and the 500 D can shoot 1080 px video at 20 frames per second. The 3 inch LCD with a high resolution 920000dot screen display gives you ultra sharp displays, and is a pleasure to view.</p> <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/27-canon-eos-500-d">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-07T10:00:27+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/26-criticising-your-own-work <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: right;" title="gandhi" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/articles/gandhi.jpg" alt="gandhi" width="200" height="293" />With any learning process, the effort followed by feedback on the effort is essential to cultivate encouragement and thereafter, success. In this sense it may be important to have a ‘guru’ to critique your work. At the same time, in these times of ‘everyone for himself’ there may be only so far that a guru may be willing to take you and no more. Alternatively, you may progressive to such a level that you surpass the expertise of the instructor in question. If you are a true professional, you <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/26-criticising-your-own-work">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-06T10:38:30+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/25-canon-digitalcam-powershot-e1-is <p><img style="margin: 2px; float: left;" title="canon powershot e1 IS" src="http://www.free-photos.com/images/stories/articles/canon_powershot_e1_001.jpg" alt="canon powershot e1 IS" width="200" height="150" />Canon releases yet another model in its popular Powershot range – the E1 IS. This camera is a turning point as a sub range of Powershot designs, which are especially designed with the female user in mind. This range starting with the E1 IS, offers curvy designs and colourful body shades, for the stylish user to appreciate.</p> <p>While this camera may not be for the professional or advanced hobbyist user, i don’t think it was intended for these categories in the first place. The company’s <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/cameras/camera-reviews/25-canon-digitalcam-powershot-e1-is">Read more...</a></p> text/html 2009-11-05T19:25:22+01:00 http://www.free-photos.com/ Siddharth Mudaliar http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/24-a-simple-lighting-technique <p>Lighting is one of course one of the two critical components of any visual art, the other being composition. It is untrue that every good lighting scenario needs to be a complex set-up. You can get a great image out of nothing but a little foresight and planning, with the simplest of lighting conditions present. Here’s a look at one such situation.</p> <p> <p><a href="http://www.free-photos.com/index.php/photos/1-photos/24-a-simple-lighting-technique">Read more...</a></p>