| Photography Courses London Tips and Advice |
|
|
As you learn photography and buy your first DSLR you find that learning never stops. Our photography tuition is intensive and informative. Here are a few of our best photography tips to help you control and understand your digital camera. Get the most from your camera on our indepth photography courses with London Photo Tours and Workshops
Lens Hood
Lens hoods are used to stop stray light from creating sun spots or lens flare in your photos. If you shoot directly into the light you will see lens flare in your images. Sometimes this can be used to add creative impact to an image.
To reduce lens flare or stop it all together attach a hood to your lens. Lens hoods are made to fit individual lenses - if you own a couple of lenses, eg wide angle and telephoto you will need a different lens hood for each lens. |
|
 |
When you buy professional lenses, a hood is usually included in the box along with your lens.
|
|
They are easy to fit to the end of your lens - a screw thread fixes it securely to your lens and most hoods have a locked key icon which lines up with a red/white dot on your lens.
If you don't have a lens hood you can always change position so that light does not stray into the lens. |
Photographic Filters
When you buy any photographic filter don’t buy the cheapest. You are placing a piece of glass over your lens and the quality of the glass should match the quality of your lens.
Polarizing Filters
A polarizing filter is an essential piece of your camera kit. It instantly saturates colour making blue skies bluer and white clouds whiter. Great for landscape photography.
By rotating the outer ring on the filter you change the level of polarization.
|
|
|
Urban street photography has a more edgy feel when colour is saturated. The polarizer reduces glare from shiny surfaces which intensifies colour. For digital photography buy a circular polarizer.
During our London Photography Courses, we teach how to use polarizing filters and why they should become part of your essential kit.
UV Filters
This is a handy filter as it filters ultra violet light and protects your lens from dust, accidental scratches and knocks.
UV is invisible to the human eye but is visible on your photos as a blue haziness. Digital sensors are not as sensitive to UV as film sensors. We recommend UV filters for all your lenses as a protective measure.
For more information and handy photography tips join our London Photography Courses and Workshops or any of our London Photo Tours for informative and professional photography tuition and learning experiences.
|
