For some unknown reasons, Nikon decided to skip the automatic exposure bracketing feature on the D40 and D40X DSLR cameras. For people who are interested in high dynamic range (HDR) photography using D40/D40X, this is [...]

The imaging sensor technology has been advancing rapidly in recently years. However the sensor dynamic range (DR) is still not quite wide enough to be comparable to human eyes, let alone capture the high dynamic [...]

S-Bend (ii) by fjny

When shooting in dim light conditions or at night, one may intend to shoot a long exposure to capture the beautiful streaks of lights from the traffic, [...]

Warp speed by autumn_leaf

The zoom (during exposure) effect is a classic special effect technique that can be traced back to early film photography era. By zooming the lens during a long [...]

It was full moon again the day before yesterday. I setup my Nikon D200 with Sigma 100-300 f/4 and a Sigma 1.4x TC on a tripod in my front yard and took some moon [...]

Multi-Flash Fun by Green Destiny

Stroboscope photography refers to the technique of photographing a moving subject with camera’s shutter open to yield multiple stationary exposures of successive movement phases, with pulsed flash [...]

Push processing (pushing, uprating) is a well known film photography era technique, in which the photographer intentionally underexposes the film then compensates for the underexposed film by over-developing it in the processing lab. Typically this [...]

For many exposure bracketing shooting situations, the photographer just wants to ensure a photo with proper exposure is captured without worrying too much about the slight movements between the shots since other over or under [...]