There has always been a great deal of conflict within the digital photography community regarding which exposure mode is best. Many experienced photographers advise to only shoot in manual mode, while others say it is perfectly fine to rely on your camera’s automatic...

One of the advantages of shooting in Shutter-Priority or Manual mode on your DSLR is the ability to add creative effects to your photos. One creative effect that can really enhance, or also ruin a photo is motion blur. If you’re capturing a grooms wedding speech and...

This effect, referred to as bokeh, is accomplished by using larger apertures such as f/1.4 to f/2.8, long focal lengths, and a small distance to subject relative to the background. While this effect can be highly desirable for portraits, it would often be avoided in la...