No matter how much post-production is used, we end up with a better result if we start with a good quality raw file. Camera technique is every bit as important as post-production. One doesn't operate without the other. In Photo Process, we're assuming you have a basic understanding of exposure. (If you'd like a refresher, there is a free section about the Exposure Triangle on this website.) Now, think of your camera as a device to capture pixels - and these tutorials will help you capture the best quality pixels possible.

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  • An Introduction To Aerials Whlie this primer is focused on shooting from planes and helicopters, the principles apply similarly to both balloons and drones. The…

  • Cameras and Lenses In many ways, it doesn't matter what type of camera or lens you're using these days because technology is delivering such great…

  • Colour Spaces and Profiles In some ways, you don't need to worry about colour spaces until you start editing your photos - unless you're capturing…

  • Depth-of-Field Depth-of-field is the area of an image that appears to be clearly focused. In reality, there is only a plane of sharp focus, but…

  • Filters Filters are generally of less importance with a digital workflow, but there are one or two that can't be easily replicated in post-production, if…

  • Finding The Light Interestingly, I found learning how to light portraits in a studio really opened my eyes as to how light works, whether shooting…

  • Focus Stacking If you're looking for absolute sharpness from the foreground to the background, depth-of-field might not be enough, so the solution is to take…

  • High Resolution Photography When you move up from a 24-megapixel sensor, everything changes in subtle ways and this applies whether you're shooting with a full…

  • Long Exposures Whether you're shooting at night, in the twilight or using an ND filter in the middle of a sunny day, long exposure photography…

  • Tripods & Tripod Heads On the one hand, there's not much need for a tripod these days when we can use high ISO settings. On…

  • Understanding The Histogram Are you a little unsure about your exposures? With digital photography, there's no need to wonder! Once you get an understanding of…

  • Which Aperture Is Your Sharpest? Which aperture do you use? Sometimes it's a matter of depth-of-field, sometimes it's how much available light you have, and…