Photography Tips and Advice from Chase Jarvis

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Its here – Canon’s new EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II lens

Canon has announced the EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM lens. This is a successor to the EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM lens that was launched 2 years ago and was the go-to lens for professional shooters. This newest version offers various improvements on an already great design including a redesigned optical system and a [...]

How to photograph fireworks

Last year, I had gone home for Diwali and as some of you might know, Diwali is the Indian festival of lights. We were invited to a friend’s place for a fireworks display and I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to try out some fireworks photography as I was quite new [...]

The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM is here

Canon has released another amazing lens that I cannot wait to get my hands on – the EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM!
Check out their press release below:
“The high quality, medium telephoto macro lens, has been developed for photographers who demand the highest level of optical quality. The new Hybrid IS system features up to [...]

Finding Inspiration – Look at other people’s photographs

Whenever I feel I have plateaued or out of ideas for photos, I always turn to Flickr or DeviantArt to help me get inspired about photography again and give me some new ideas to try out.
Looking at photos that others have taken will give you ideas on what the photography medium can achieve. To get [...]

How to clean the sensor for your DSLR

I have been looking for some information on how I could clean the sensor for my DSLR and I came across this really good article on various ways that you could clean the sensor. Dirt can mess up the sensors and not cleaning it the right way could have a permanent damage to the sensors [...]

What is Infrared Photography

Infrared (IR) Photography is the process of shooting pictures in the infrared spectrum rather than the regular visible light we can see. This spectrum of light is said to be in between the light we can see and the microwaves used by radars and microwave ovens. Many people confuse Infrared Photography with Thermal imaging. Thermal [...]

What is Boudoir Photography

Boudoir is a lady’s private room and Boudoir photography is a style of photography that involves women in sexual or sensual poses. Boudoir photography should not be confused with erotic photography as it focuses more on the aesthetic qualities of the woman. Boudoir Photography plays on the idea of teasing the subject rather than what [...]

Pentax K2000 Digital SLR Camera Review

K2000 is the 10.2 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera released by Pentax. The Pentax K2000 is targeted towards entry level DSLR users and was released in November of 2008. Following are some of the technical specifications of the Pentax K2000:
Model: K2000 w/ AF200FG Flash & 18-55mm Lens
Optical Sensor Resolution: 10.2 MP
Optical_sensor_technology: CCD
Optical zoom: 3 x
Optical_sensor_size: 23.5 [...]

What is Autobracketing or Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB)?

Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB) or Autobracketing is feature on most DSLRs where the camera will take 3 or more successive shots using slightly different settings. This is done mainly for 2 reasons. First, you would use Autobracketing if you want to shoot using different settings and the choose the best of the lot or Second, [...]

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