For every photo we make, we have four parameters of exposure to work with to get a good image: ISO, aperture, shutter speed and light. The last of these, light, is frequently not in our control (though it can be - check our list of classes at the STLPA to find out more), so what about the others I've listed here? ISO, for instance.

I cannot tell you just how annoying are the opinions of people who get all of their information from opinionated people on the internet. Or from a friend who “is a photographer”. In my years of photography I have worked with many people who want to get started

It has been said that what you see depends on where you stand. This is quite literally true in photography. In my pre-photographic training (in other words when I was, like Pumba, a young warthog) I would tilt my head to look at things up close. 

Bodies and bad guys and blood, oh, my! This is the exciting theme of Murder in the City: New York, 1910 - 1920. Packed with photos of crime scenes and criminals, this coffee table book is not only

The short answer to the question of whether the size of the sensor in a digital camera makes a difference is, “Yes, but not in the way most people think”.

How much resolution do you really need in your digital files? Now there’s a question to which most people don’t know the answer! In fact, there is quite a bit of confusion associated with some

It seemed magical to me when I was 12; magical and unattainable at the same time. My mother’s camera, a Yashica D her friend Kathy had purchased for her in Japan, had two lenses, one for viewing