Are you planning to make a journey of a lifetime? Or are you planning to explore your local area some more? Perhaps you are going to revisit a place you have wanted to come back to for the longest time. Whichever travel journey you are about to embark on, you always want to make sure…
Author: Alan de Jeer
10 tips to become more assertive!
In our previous article, called: “Assertiveness: How standing up for yourself helps you to stay grounded and stand out”, we covered what assertiveness is, the importance of it in our lives, and what would happen if we don’t have it. If you haven’t read it yet, we would highly recommend you go through that article….
Assertiveness: How standing up for yourself helps you to stay grounded and stand out
Let’s all be honest here. You and I, and every single person in this world, including you astronauts out there in space, we are all individuals. We are all unique. We may not always be aware of it, but we all have them. We are talking about our feelings, behaviours, quirks, and opinions. When it…
Mobile photography: The one camera you can always have with you
If you are reading this, chances are you are reading it on a smart device. Whether you are reading this on a laptop, a tablet computer, or a smart phone, your mobile device is most likely equipped with a camera.. and a pretty good one by today’s standards. The truth of the matter is that…
The 50mm lens: The one lens that everyone should have
If you have been taking photos for a while with your kit lens, or any lens for that matter, you may have a particular lens or particular focal length which you either like to use or actually have used for the majority of your images. You might say: “I absolutely love the 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.”…
Night photography: Finding the light in the dark
Have you ever tried to take a photo at night? When the skies are pitch-black, when light is absent in your surroundings, when the only sparks of light are those of the stars out there in space. That overwhelming feeling you get when you look up to night sky, and realize how small we actually…
Features
Whenever you purchase a product, you want to have the most value-for-money.. the most back for your buck. One way to get more value, is to exploit the benefits of the product. Yes, a 50mm lens, is a 50mm lens. But what if it you had the option to purchase a 50mm lens, but with…
Zoom lenses
Zoom lenses can easily be described in one word: ‘versatility’. Unlike prime lenses, zoom lenses have more than one focal length. Some lenses have short ranges to maintain higher levels of image quality, and some lenses have longer ranges to achieve higher levels of versatility. “But then again, what range is best?” Short answer, there…
Prime lenses
Ah, prime lenses.. in our opinion, one of the best ways to actually be creative. As you may already know, a prime lens only has one focal length. “What!? Why only one focal length? That’s not versatile at all!” Hold on.. calm down.. we can understand your logic. Yes, a prime lens may not be…
Maximum aperture
Though we have touched the essential elements regarding aperture in our ‘Aperture’ article, we do would like to remind you on the concept of aperture in your camera lens. Your maximum aperture is lens-dependent. Once you have purchased your lens, there is no way that you can alter its maximum aperture. You would have to…