Helpline
Ask a question about a photo technique or just gather information you can use later. Our Helpline column offers advice valuable to any photographer.
March/April Helpline Holding Steady: Presetting Exposure & Focus | Stable-Enabled ![]() |
January/February 2025: Helpline Digital Differences ![]() |
December 2025: HelpLine Defining Terms ![]() Photography is a hobby of mine and I recently began researching submitting photos to stock companies. However, I have some questions about releases. Model releases are self-evident, but property releases seem a bit more complicated. |
October 2025 HelpLine What’s Your Priority? ![]() I typically use my camera in automatic mode, but occasionally I step out of my comfort zone and move into some of the other modes. I really understand the full manual mode but, quite honestly, I don't get the whole aperture priority and shutter priority. I know what they are supposed to do and I sort of get when you are supposed to use them, but when I take pictures, I often switch between the two and I really don't see much difference. Is it me or the camera? |
September 2025 HelpLine Tales Of Two Choices ![]() While searching online for a mid-priced, 67mm circular polarizer for my Nikon D200, I came across this filter description that has me puzzled: "Used like and gives the same effect as [a] polarizer, but designed for cameras with beam-splitting metering." Is this filter a polarizer? How do I know if my D200 has beam-splitting metering, and if I use this particular lens with my D70 or something new later on, will this filter no longer work? Is this a concern for all circular polarizers, or is this model by Tiffen something special? |
July 2025 Helpline Bang For The Buck ![]() About a year ago, you helped me decide on an SLR camera, and I love it. I've taken a short camera class only to learn there's so much more to learn. Now I want a versatile lens, so I can carry just one lens with me. I'll need a zoom (150mm to 300mm?) as I'm sure to be far away when I want to take pictures of tennis players and capture action shots. I know from friends that the lens can't be too long or you can't take it into sporting events, and I need a lens with stabilization. Also, I teach first-grade speakers of other languages, and I enjoy taking their pictures, too. |
June 2025 HelpLine Get The (Focal) Point? |
May 2025 HelpLine When New Tech Meets Old Tech
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March/April 2025 HelpLine Pick your approach
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