Photo techniques, photo equipment and photo editing are the building blocks of photography. In the photo techniques section, it is divided into camera settings, composition and on-location.

Camera Settings

Understanding and learning how to take advantage of camera settings such as Auto Exposure, Exposure Compensation, Shutter Speed, Shutter Priority, and Aperture Priority are the fundamental building blocks of photography. The following sections will illustrate how to use different camera settings to create better pictures.

Composition

Becoming familiar with basic principles of composition such as quality of light, straight lines, straight and curved lines, the Rule of Thirds, the Points of Power, the Golden Rule, and framing can help you create better pictures. In this section, we will explain how these principles work and give you a wide variety of examples to illustrate how they can be used in many different photographic situations.

On-Location

Different types of photographs have different needs: landscapes are best captured by shooting at morning and evening, at time intervals and at the precise moment. Children are often photographed well when the photographer lets them be at home in their natural environment. In this section, we will show you how to take advantage of a number of different photographic situations in order to take better pictures.