This is not about the basics of Digital Photography, this to me is about the Holidays, time, talent character and what you do with it to benefit your fellow human beings here and now. So bear with me and read on to discover what a team of thousands are doing on December 4th this year to benefit their fellow man. Last year I heard about this movement, Help Portrait, so I investigated it and was surprised to discover the simplicity of its...

White what? you say. Yes this is a concept that if you have never had your camera off of Auto you are not familiar with, thats OK you will be soon. White Balance refers to the temperature and therefore the color of the light you are attempting to capture.  To the human eye a white sign looks white regardless of where it is, in the shade, under Fluorescent lights, in full sun etc… The camera, no matter how much you paid for it, cannot...

This is as personal as CANON vs. NIKON and it also depends upon the type of photography you are doing. So first lets just get a handle on each one, first up JPEG. JPEG – is a commonly used method of lossy compression for photographic images. The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image...

Ok so here is the first real tidbit for this series, you know a little about me and hopefully you have scrolled though my website to see my work. In order to gain creative control and get that image YOU want there are a few basics you need to understand and grasp. Lets get into the most important  EXPOSURE. Too much and it is a bright picture of well, a lot of white space, too little and it resembles your room at night with some light...

Hello, I am Daniel P Falvo just call me Dan and my passion is Photography more specifically capturing THAT moment and getting out into nature, mother nature is one hell of an artist. I travel all over and attend workshops in which I continually learn more and practice my passion. I caught the photo bug early through my Uncle who ran a studio that did commercial work, portraiture and weddings. I started with landscapes and nature where I...