Lesson #6 in Photography for Ignorant Geniuses In last week’s lesson we took a look at the main features to look out for when buying a new camera. The features we went into in that lesson should have helped you narrow down your choice to a few cameras, but now that you have to make…

Lesson #5 in Photography for Ignorant Geniuses Choosing a camera has never been harder. There were times when different types of cameras lived in completely different price points and you effectively bought the best camera possible within your budget, possibly after having decided on which brand you prefer. This still works well in two categories…

Lesson #4 in Photography for Ignorant Geniuses In the greater scheme of things, shutter speed is probably one of the easier concepts to understand in photography. It affects the feeling of movement within an image. At the most basic level you only need to understand one simple concept: If the shutter speed is short (fast)…

Lesson #3 in Photography for Ignorant Geniuses Most amateur photographers look at photos taken by people with slightly more knowledge in the subject and try to understand how their backgrounds look blurry, therefore making the subject stand out much more. In this lesson we shall go into the reason the background (or foreground) is blurry…