Understand every photo you take.
Plain-language guides to exposure, focus and light, with calculators where the math helps.
Start here · Basics
What is exposure? The exposure triangleAperture, shutter and ISO working togetherAperture and f-numbersWhy f/2 is a big opening and f/16 a small oneShutter speed and motionFreeze a moment or let it flowISO and image noiseBrighter in the dark, at the cost of grainExposure modes: M, A, S and PWho chooses what: you or the camera
Guides
Why are my photos blurry? 7 causes and how to fix themFind the cause from the photo itself, then fix it10 ways to take better photos with your phoneSimple habits that make the biggest difference on any phoneNight photos with your phone: 8 ways to get sharp, clean shotsHold still, pick the right moment and let night mode do the workHow to photograph sunsets and sunrisesPlan the light, expose for the sky, and keep shooting after the sun goes downHow to photograph fireworks: settings and tips that workTripod, low ISO, f/8 and a few seconds of open shutter
Tools
Basics
Light metering and the histogramComing soon
Focus and depth of fieldComing soon
Focal length and field of viewComing soon
White balance and colour temperatureComing soon
RAW vs JPEGComing soon
Light & composition
Golden hour and blue hourComing soon
Composition basicsComing soon
Filters: ND, polariser, UVComing soon
History
From camera obscura to the daguerreotypeComing soon
How lenses evolvedComing soon
Genres
PortraitsComing soon
LandscapesComing soon
AstrophotographyComing soon
Long exposureComing soon