High Speed Photography is the science of taking photos really fast. Some people argue that it should be called “Stop Motion Photography”, rather than High Speed Photography. We’re not going to make an decisions, as “high speed photography” is exactly the same a freeze motion regardless of the shutter speed. We’ve included some links at the end of the article for those of you who need more brain feed. Suspended Photo by DanD. Apple Deep Splash Photo by starmag. Guess where...

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Our first ever interview at Howitookit.com is with a German guy named Thomas Wuhrer. Ever since he picked up his first lomo camera in 2004 he has been in love with photography. Thomas has an excellent eye for photography and if you Google his name you will see that he has been featured a whole lot of places. With neither one of us with English as a first language, we set out to do an interview....

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Basic Lighting Fundamentals Photography is about lighting, without light, there’s no photograph. Photographers should be concerned with mainly the different characteristics of light namely: Direction of Light Quantity of Light Quality of Light Depth of Light Color of Light These basic fundamentals of light will not change regardless of whether you’re using natural light or artificial light. Light can alter mood, texture, and impact of your subject, and understanding lighting and knowing how to control and modify light will help your photos take...

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Understanding Lenses Part II Focal length and type of photography In the strictest term, there isn’t a rule that states a certain lens can only shoot a certain type of scene. Traditionally, the wider the focal length, the more it is recommended for landscape and scenes with a lot of environmental elements; while longer focal lengths are used for isolating subjects from a distance such as portraits or wildlife. However, there are a lot of examples of...

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Digital SLR Lenses Explained One of the main advantages for using a single lens reflex camera (SLR) is the ability to change lenses to give the photographer maximum flexibility with their photographic output. A lens is a simple device that bends lightrays to form an image onto a camera’s sensor. In its most simplest form, a lens can be a small hole in a dark box. As light passes through the small hole, an image is projected...

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