Aperture priorty

How to Shoot in Manual Mode

by Tom Wiggins
February 14, 2024December 11, 2024

Over the last year, I had several students ask me about how to shoot in manual mode. When I explored it further, most were saying “I don’t want to use automatic. I want to learn the other settings on my camera.” A recent student said, “I want to be able… Read More »

Understanding Your Camera’s ISO Performance

by Tom Wiggins
March 7, 2023January 10, 2025

Understanding the ISO performance limits of your camera will help you achieve the best quality images possible. As you use higher ISO values the images become less sharp i.e. noisy/grainy. This blog post will provide you with an approach to choosing the maximum ISO acceptable for your camera. In December… Read More »

How to Make a Photo Better #3

by Tom Wiggins
October 19, 2019August 11, 2023

My wife and I enjoy going to museums, but almost all museums don’t allow flash photography. This article is about adjusting your camera to the best possible photo with available light. Recently on a trip to the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC the above sculpture was on exhibition. We had… Read More »

How to Make a Photo Better #1

by Tom Wiggins
December 21, 2018August 11, 2023

Two Saturdays ago, I held the last of the three lessons in my “Introduction to Digital Photography” course, a photo walk in the Fells Point area of Baltimore. It was a bit cold so we took refuge at the end of the lesson in The Daily Grind, a local coffee… Read More »

AE Bracketing

by Tom Wiggins
January 7, 2017August 11, 2023

In a previous blog on Histograms, I included photos where I had used Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB). So why and when would you use AEB? I see a couple of times when it really makes sense: 1) when you are not sure what is the best exposure set-up under changing light conditions,… Read More »