Tag: how a camera works

Basic Photography Course – 18 October – 6 December 2011

Come and join Gerhard on this Basic Photography Course and learn all the fundementals of Photography to give you a kick start. For more info follow the link or contact Gerhard Steenkamp at info@superimage.co.za


Camera settings for shooting Rugby

Covering a Rugby match during the day in direct sunlight require some specific settings on your camera. Yesterday I covered the Griquas vs Western Province match in Kimberley on a lovely sunny day and want to share my setup that I used. Firstly I used two cameras namely a Nikon D3 and a Nikon D700. On…


The RAW Deal

Digital cameras have fantastic autofocus and exposure features, but if you want to be in control of your images, you need to shoot RAW.   RAW means you are getting the full, uncompressed image as the camera sees it. If you shoot JPEG you’re letting the camera compress and process the image with a one…


An introduction to photography

This post is to cover the basics of photography and was originally written by Fredrik Silverglimth. This will also help you understand how light works with the camera. To take beautiful photographs you do not need an expensive camera and a bag full of equipment. What is important is the photographer’s ability to see his/her…