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Carol Pruitt's Articles in Photographing Collectibles

  • Candlelight photography – candles in photos basic concepts
    Candles are a unique light source. Using candlelight to light a scene can result in breathtaking photos. Candlelight temperature is different than flash, daylight or regular bulb light. Using candlelight is hard and requires experience. This article will provide you some basic ideas to start experimenting with.
  • Behind image stabilizer lenses like the Canon EF 70-200mm IS USM
    Image stabilizers are helpful fancy additions to zoom lenses. In high zoom factors every tiny camera movement is translated to a blurry photo. There are different techniques to avoid such movement but sometimes when taking photos fast without a tripod or special equipment an image stabilizer lens might be the only way to go. Here is how and why.
  • Behind image stabilizer lenses and the Canon EF 70-200mm IS USM
    Image stabilizers are helpful fancy additions to zoom lenses. In high zoom factors every tiny camera movement is translated to a blurry photo. There are different techniques to avoid such movement but sometimes when taking photos fast without a tripod or special equipment an image stabilizer lens might be the only way to go. Here is how and why.
  • Basic understanding of your digital camera flash
    Many of us do not think twice about the usage of our digital camera’s flash assuming that the camera will use the flash automatically as needed. Flash however can and should be manually set in many scenarios resulting in high quality digital photos.
  • Avoiding pitfalls when taking high quality digital photos
    With today’s sophisticated digital cameras it is relatively easy to take good digital photos. This is especially true if you are using s point and shoot digital pocket camera. However even with such a camera you can follow some tips that will result in better higher quality digital photos. These tips become much more important when using high end SLR cameras in manual mode.
  • Auto bracketing an underused feature of many digital SLR cameras
    When taking digital photos making sure that the exposure is right for the specific lighting condition is one of the most important tasks for achieving a high quality digital photo. Auto bracketing can help in hard lighting condition when finding the right exposure value is not easy.
  • Auto and manual focus modes in digital cameras
    One of the important phases of shooting a good photo is focusing on the photo’s objects. Photos that are out of focus look bad and blurry. Sometimes shooting out of focus objects is done on purpose as an artistic effect but in most cases a sharp focused object is the photographer goal.
  • Are film cameras better than digital cameras?
    Film cameras are becoming rare. Although digital cameras have come a long way since they were first introduced there are still photographers that prefer to use old film cameras. Some of them use film exclusively while others prefer film for specific scenarios.
  • Are digital prints any different than old film paper prints?
    Everybody is using digital cameras these days. Although many people never end up printing any of the digital photos that they take others do print what is known as digital prints.
  • A holistic approach to buying a new digital camera
    Many buy a new camera based on just a few parameters like purchase price and megapixels. This is unfortunate as there is much more to a new digital camera buying decision. This article will describe a holistic approach to that decision.
  • A common photography problem: underexposed digital photos
    Digital cameras are becoming more and more sophisticated. On one hand they allow high quality automatic point and shoot. On the other hand they allow full manual control of their settings. Regardless of the mode you use there are some scenes that require special care. Without such care your digital photos will be of poor quality regardless of how sophisticated and automatic your camera is.
  • A common photography problem: Shaded objects in digital photos
    Digital cameras are becoming more and more sophisticated. On one hand they allow high quality automatic point and shoot. On the other hand they allow full manual control of their settings. Regardless of the mode you use there are some scenes that require special care. Without such care your digital photos will be of poor quality regardless of how sophisticated and automatic your camera is.
  • A common photography problem: red eyed objects in digital photos
    Digital cameras are becoming more and more sophisticated. On one hand they allow high quality automatic point and shoot. On the other hand they allow full manual control of their settings. Regardless of the mode you use there are some scenes that require special care. Without such care your digital photos will be of poor quality regardless of how sophisticated and automatic your camera is.
  • A common photography problem: overexposed digital photos
    Digital cameras are becoming more and more sophisticated. On one hand they allow high quality automatic point and shoot. On the other hand they allow full manual control of their settings. Regardless of the mode you use there are some scenes that require special care. Without such care your digital photos will be of poor quality regardless of how sophisticated and automatic your camera is.
  • A common photography problem: out of focus digital photos
    Digital cameras are becoming more and more sophisticated. On one hand they allow high quality automatic point and shoot. On the other hand they allow full manual control of their settings. Regardless of the mode you use there are some scenes that require special care. Without such care your digital photos will be of poor quality regardless of how sophisticated and automatic your camera is.
  • A common photography problem: dark silhouettes in digital photos
    Digital cameras are becoming more and more sophisticated. On one hand they allow high quality automatic point and shoot. On the other hand they allow full manual control of their settings. Regardless of the mode you use there are some scenes that require special care. Without such care your digital photos will be of poor quality regardless of how sophisticated and automatic your camera is.
  • A common photography problem: blurry digital photos
    Digital cameras are becoming more and more sophisticated. On one hand they allow high quality automatic point and shoot. On the other hand they allow full manual control of their settings. Regardless of the mode you use there are some scenes that require special care. Without such care your digital photos will be of poor quality regardless of how sophisticated and automatic your camera is.

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