Learning Topics Index

Learning Photography



Dyxum provides you many possibilities in the way of improving your photographic technique and aestethics. This index should be your starting point when you are looking for suggestions. If you can't find something here, make sure you also check our Articles index.

Learning Activities Dyxum Photographic Abbreviations List A list of abbreviations primarily about a-Mount photography Photographic Assignments A series of advanced and challenging photography tasks that are designed to make you develop your photography skills on the way to complete them. If you are feeling comfortable with your equipment, but willing to develop your artistic side, this is the place for you. Critics Corner Forum A forum dedicated to in-depth evaluations of photographs. If you have a shot that you have a feeling towards, but not precisely sure why, this is the place to ask for other people's opinions. All kinds of advanced photography debates are welcome, just chatting is prohibited. Open and Themed Views Forums In these two forums you can share your photos freely, and get all types of comments on them. Their main use is showcasing your photographs, but the comments you recieve can be very useful as well. Contests and Challenges These events are a great opportunity to see how well you can do against other photographers. A little competition can be rewarding:)

Discussion Topics General Topics Photography book suggestions Your greatest regret in photography. The one lesson to learn... Who influences your photography? A place for inspiration Camera settings as used by our various members How to critique photos? Autofocus vs. manual focus Digital vs. Film, the lenses tell a story The matter of normal perspective, normal lenses and the way people perceive perspective How to make a 100% crop How to Watermark an image On Special Subjects Best ways to achieve greater than 1:1 magnification Frankman on Birding Bokeh (and all about it) | Sky | Airshows | Storms and Lightings Astrophotography | Moon Safari & Wild Animals Weddings | Concert Venues Infra-Red and Ultra-Violet Cold Environments infrastellar on panoramas William S on Fashion/Beauty/Product

Computer Related Digital Darkroom Forum Computer Hardware and Software Processing Guides Conversions to B&W Meet Frank What's Sticking Out Of His Head? Midnight Something Processing 1862 -- Battle with Textures Gradient Blending History of One Photo Sharpening - A Brief Introduction by Micholand HDR -- a tutorial by Dave2006

External Resources Understanding Series at Lumnious Landscape Tutorials at Lumnious Landscape Technical Glossary at dpreview The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs at Wilhelm Imaging Research The Photograhpher's Right(s) The Ultimate Legal Guide for Photographers Mastering Wide Angle Photography Photography course with the Open University (PhotoWorld article)

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Edited by Micholand - 20 February 2019 at 17:46

There are some links to flash advice in the flash review area, but some links and/or discussion topics here would be nice. Maybe a topic regarding sports shooting for common techniques as well. Thanks!

the link for the astrophotography section is no longer working , just takes you to the "page not found " page.

anyone able to make this a live link again or has it been accidently wiped off the system ?

Serdar A wrote: I think you are looking for this.

thanks Serdar . i have been reading though that thread , found it useing the search function , pleanty off good information in there.

that may have been the same thread but i thought the original link was to more of a tutorial , though i may be mistaken .

thanks for the quick reply btw.

How does one attach a photo to a thread?

Steve-S wrote: Hrm... what about a glossary? I see a link to the DPR glossary, but IMHO that glossary is incomplete, both as to general issues (e.g. it has no entry for "ETTR" in the exposure section) and specific Dyxum (Dynax/Maxxum/Alpha) terminology (iISO, etc). Also possibly-useful would be "translation" info, both for those converting from other systems and for those of us who shoot Alpha but sometimes look at other forums (e.g. Nikon's use of DX/FX).

@ Steve -- Is this what you mean? The Dyxum Photographic Abbreviations List

If so make some suggestions and I will consider them for addition.

@Brettania:
That is what I meant, yes thanks! I'll try to look for any problems, but my cursory glance says it's very good indeed...

Where does this exist as a link/topic/etc? Is it best found using Forum-search-engine??? I was looking for a "glossary" entry amongst the "Learning Topics" and "Articles" indices, and didn't spot it. Is it a lone thread, un-linked in any of the lists-of-reference-materials...?

Might be worth entries for "SR" (and MC, MD), Rokkor, Celtic, and even "Vectis," to help clarify the confused. "AF" should probably be updated to mention SAM (currently only has screw-drive & SSM), and "Ev" changed to "EV". Maybe update "DT" to something like "DT = KM/Sony lens whose image doesn't fill the 35mm film frame (intended for digial bodies with APS-C sized sensos, but FF digital bodies can auto-crop (to about half-size))"

RE CaNikon topics: it's not really that I want a comprehensive "here's how CaNikon does it," but more of a "translation guide" -- for any given Amount-specific (not digital-photography-generic) jargon, what's the equivalent in Canonese and Nikonese. Granted, this is lower priority than other things might be, but IMHO has value.

For example, I see we have most of the Tamron/Sigma tech-equivalents to OEM Alpha lens tech's. For example, where MinO/KM/Sony has "DT," Tamron has "Di II" & Sigma has "DC" (why not list Nikon's "DX" and Canon's "EF-S"?); where MinO/KM/Sony has "SSM," Tamron has "USD" & Sigma has "HSM"; etc. It's hit-or-miss on these... Canon's "USM" (!) is listed (without reference to comparable Amount tech) as are many of the examples I cited here... but Tamron USD isn't... but Fujinon's "EBC" (via m43 mount) is???

Still: overall, an EXCELLENT bit of work.    I just wish I'd been able to find it without moderator assistance...


- Steve S.