Originally recorded for attendees of The Mindful Eye's 2010 Weekend photography workshops, this is an excellent video series for gaining a better understanding of your digital camera's most important settings and controls. The two "Understanding Exposure" videos in this series can help photographers of all skill levels to gain a clearer understanding of the workings of your in-camera meter and can dramatically help to demystify the histogram - your digital camera's most important tool when it comes to getting the perfect exposure for each shot.
|  | Foundation Concepts - Composition Basics - Perspective April 21st, 2011
"Photography Composition Basics, Part 4" by Craig Tanner
This is the fourth video in a multi part video series on "Composition Basics". In this video Craig discusses something the camera is always creating, perspective distortion. Craig discusses... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - Composition Basics - Extraordinary Camera Position April 14th, 2011
"Photography Composition Basics, Part 3" by Craig Tanner
This is the third video part in a multi part video series on "Composition Basics". In this video Craig discusses extraordinary camera position.... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - Basic Photography - Composition Basics April 12th, 2011
"Photography Composition Basics, Part 2" by Craig Tanner
This is the second video part in a multi part video series on "Composition Basics". In this video Craig discusses types and qualities of light.... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - Basic Photography - Composition Basics February 17th, 2011
"Photography Composition Basics, Part 1" by Craig Tanner
This is the first part of a multi part video series on "Composition Basics". In this video Craig defines composition, outlines the information that will be presented in the series, and... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - Basic Composition - For the Grand Scale Scenic Landscape August 13th, 2010
"Basic Composition Concepts...Grand Scale Scenic Landscape" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at Basic Composition Concepts for creating Grand Scale Scenic Landscape photographs and discusses the following:
- The... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - Using Super Wide Angle Lens Distortion to Simplify your Scenic Landscape Photography August 5th, 2010
"Scenic Landscape Photography... Perspective Distortion" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at the concept of Super Wide Angle Lens perspective distortion in scenic landscape photographs and discusses the following:
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| | Foundation Concepts - 5 Basic Pitfalls in Creating Color Scenic Landscape Photographs July 23rd, 2010
"5 Basic Pitfalls in Scenic Landscape Photography" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at 5 Basic Pitfalls in creating color scenic landscape photographs and discusses the following :
- going from flat light to split... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - Understanding Crop Factor June 24th, 2010
Crop Factor Basics by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig discusses the basics of the concept of crop factor DSLRS as compared to full frame sensor DSLRS and how it can effect our lens choices. ... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - Understanding the Polarizing Filter June 11th, 2010
Polarizer Basics by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig discusses, one of the most important pieces of equipment in natural light scenic photography – the Polarizing Filter.... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - The Camera - Basic Settings and Controls - Understanding Exposure Part 2 January 11th, 2010
The Camera: Understanding Exposure Part 2 by Craig Tanner
This is the 4th video in "The Camera" video series. In this video Craig delves deeper into the idea of exposure and discusses exposure level increments, exposure compensation, exposure... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - The Camera - Basic Settings and Controls - Understanding Exposure Part 1 January 10th, 2010
The Camera: Understanding Exposure Part 1 by Craig Tanner
This is the third video in "The Camera" video series. In this video Craig lays the foundation for a discussion about exposure by defining and explaining camera modes, metering modes, ISO,... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - The Camera - Basic Settings and Controls - Understanding White Balance January 1st, 2010
The Camera: White Balance by Craig Tanner
This is the second video in "The Camera" video series where Craig discusses basic camera controls and settings. In this video Craig discusses technical and creative use of your digital camera’s white... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts- The Camera - Basic Settings and Controls - Introduction & Image Quality - RAW vs. JPEG January 1st, 2010
The Camera: Introduction and Image Quality by Craig Tanner
This is the first video in a series of short videos about basic camera controls and settings that Craig recorded for attendees of The Mindful Eye's 2010 Weekend photography workshops.... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - Creating Sunstars December 21st, 2009
"Sunstar" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at the subject of creating sunstars in landscape photographs and discusses the following:
- a lenses smallest f-stops will create the strongest effect
- using a small... [Read More] |
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| | Foundation Concepts - Understanding F-Stop and Diffraction December 21st, 2009
"Diffraction" by Craig Tanner
In this Foundation Concept video Craig looks at the optical aberration of diffraction and how it relates to aperture and f-stop and discusses the following :
- a lay person’s definition of diffraction
- what... [Read More] |
