When shooting a badminton competition, what setting should the ISO be?

I’ve just bought a EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens for taking photos with my baby and her mommy. What aperture and shutter speed...

How can we take true to life images of an object with a macro lens and flash?

How to take good photos of children?

What are the make-up tips for studio portraits? How to bring out the shininess of the models’ eyes? (I am using EOS 500D...

What should I do to make a fleshy male model look slim in a photo?

While the standard for ambient light metering is the 18% reflection grey, what is the standard for TTL automatic flash? ...

How do I take photographs to ensure the subject is well lit but the background is dark as in the picture? I use the EOS ...

What is the reason for using a grey card for setting white balance?

I use the EOS 40D with EF 70-200mm f/2.8 IS lens and 580EX speedlite for photographing children on the catwalk. My setti...

Apart from using the built-in programmed mode for the purpose, do I need to use M mode to select a slow shutter speed fo...

Does the colour temperature increase with light intensity? Why is the colour temperature on a cloudy day higher than tha...

For travelling in the country, what colors should I dress in so as to appear better in photographs within the surroundin...

What techniques should I use when photographing a concert?

Are there any fundamental differences between fashion photography and portrait photography? I like to take portraitures,...

I am using a 350D, and will consider upgrading to a full-frame digital SLR camera. I like to do landscape pictures, and ...

Is there any problem with this picture?

What is the best technique and camera setting for shooting a singer in a concert venue? I had trouble preventing the si...

Can I use the micro flash gun such as ML-3 for portraiture work?

I often hear that if the model is dressed in white then I have to increase exposure, conversely I have to decrease expos...

The EOS 5D I use has nine focusing points, one in the middle while the other eight at different positions. However, the ...

How do I photograph a very slim male model so as to make him appear better built?

With a single-lens reflex camera, I notice there is a choice between front curtain and rear curtain flash synchronizatio...

I have heard for shooting portrait, we should focus on the subject's eye. If we use the focus (using center focus point)...

Lately I have many opportunities to photograph indoor dance performances. Using P mode with flash, the pictures are ofte...

When photographing people at night, the figures turn out very yellow due to the colour of the street lights; what is a g...

How should I place my point of focus when I do a portrait photograph to get the face sharp overall? In my photograph the...

I use a EOS 5D with a 580EX Speedlight. When I use Av mode and ETTL-II, the shutter speed does not want to get to 1/60s ...

At low-light situations, focusing is often tricky; switching over to manual focus is a pain, the auto-focus system often...

How to get correct colour temperature setting before capturing photo? Can Colour meter be useful for getting accurate co...

I have a question regarding focusing with the 350D. The camera will focus on the subject when it is in the middle of the...

Shooting models indoors,such as during a fair,will confront highly contrasty situation. This make ETTL-II,evaluative met...

I have heard of a way to give the effect of soft-focus in portrait photography without using any soft-focus device. If ...

Among the EF 50mm f/1.4, the EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro, and the EF 85mm f/1.8, which one would be the most suitable fixed fo...

I get the job as the official photographer for my best friend's wedding. As I rarely do portraiture work, can you offer ...

If I take 2 photos (with same subject size, and same aperture) with 20D and 5D using different focal length, will the de...

What kind of color we shall dress up to create a slim shape?

In what situation we need　 to increase the ISO setting?　 What is the trade off when ISO increased?