Hyperfocal. The word sounds so…intense. Maybe it is. By taking your lens and aperture into account while focusing at just the right spot, you can milk every bit of ...

Everyone reading this probably takes a decent photo. Smart framing. Anticipated exposure. General taste. Sprinkling of bokeh. What separates amateurs and pros, beyond a paycheck, is simple: Control.

Conventional wisdom has it that you should keep the background in your photos out of focus to draw attention to the subject in the foreground. Generally that’s good advice, but sometimes you might ...