http://www.mountainmultimedia.net Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:00:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [gallery=2] http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/galleries/classics Each day on this earth brings about a cycle that we must either take advantage of or ignore. For landscape photographers, the simple truth is that there are only a few times a day, which will always produce dramatic results. The bookends of the daylight cycle are sunrise and sunset. ... http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/articles/a-quick-guide-to-sunrise-sunset For many nature photographers, water can be an important element of composition and an aggravating subject to photograph. However, after understanding a few technical aspects of photographing water, as a subject, the practice is much simpler. Instead of worrying about how to shoot, you can consider how to use water ... http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/articles/how-to-effectively-photograph-water Your camera is an important tool when it comes to finding the correct exposure of an image. However, we need to understand how it determines the amount of light hitting the film plane. Once you have the understanding of how your camera meter works you can manipulate exposures to better ... http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/articles/camera-basics-ii One of the most important concepts to understand, while operating a camera, is what determines the overall exposure of a photograph.  On a single-lens reflex (slr) camera, three controls determine the exposure.  The controls are the shutter speeds, the aperture, and the film speed.  Those settings have a direct relationship ... http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/articles/camera-basics-i-exposure In the past couple of months I have been considering many aspects of photography.  One of the topics I have been wrestling with myself is how much an image should be altered from its original state.  Simply stated, is there a line that I cross if I digitally manipulate an ... http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/articles/altering-images-is-there-a-line [gallery=8] http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/galleries/portraits [gallery=6] http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/galleries/coastal [gallery=5] http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/galleries/charleston-sc [gallery=4] http://www.mountainmultimedia.net/galleries/the-west