Photography Resources
33 guides, each in Chinese and English, sorted into six topics. Pick a topic, or go straight to whatever has you stuck.
The exposure triangle: aperture, shutter speed and ISO
The three most basic camera settings, explained in one piece.
About 8 min readMost read
These three get searched for the most, and all of them cover the basics. Each comes with the formula, a table and a FAQ.
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The exposure triangle: aperture, shutter speed and ISO
What each corner costs, how to work out EV, and four ways to get the same exposure.
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Safe shutter speed: how slow can you hand-hold?
Is 1/50s safe on a 50mm? The reciprocal rule, a table by focal length, and what stabilisation buys.
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Angle of view and equivalent focal length
How many degrees is a 50mm? A 14–200mm angle-of-view table, plus the crop-factor maths.
In focus · Camera settings watermarks
8 guides, starting with the online generator and ending with how to get missing settings back.
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Online camera settings watermark generator
Drop a photo into a browser tab and the settings strip fills itself in. 50 templates, no upload.
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Adding an EXIF settings watermark to iPhone photos
The browser build can’t open HEIC. Two ways to get a JPEG first.
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Checking EXIF and GPS before you share a photo
Look for coordinates, decide what to drop, strip it and check again, with exiftool commands and built-in OS options.
Using the tools
How to get going with Mark, Zlens and MuseFrame, and what three minutes gets you.
- How to add camera settings to a photo Where the numbers in a settings watermark come from, why chat apps strip them, and three steps to add one. About 4 min read
- Control your camera from your phone Bluetooth pairs, Wi-Fi moves the files: how each brand connects, and the three things to check first. About 4 min read
- Choosing a settings watermark style Strip, border, corner tag or film edge, and which kind of photo each one suits. About 4 min read
- A batch workflow for settings watermarks From memory card to grid post: select, rename, pick one style, then export. About 5 min read
- Your first MuseFrame piece No prompts: pick a sharp photo, choose a direction, set three controls, and see it in two minutes. About 5 min read
Camera settings watermarks
How to put camera settings on a photo, whether it came from an iPhone or a camera. There are also guides on 4:5 for Xiaohongshu and on getting lost settings back.
- Online camera settings watermark generator Drop a photo into a browser tab and the settings strip fills itself in. 50 templates, no upload. About 5 min read
- Adding an EXIF settings watermark to iPhone photos The browser build can’t open HEIC. Two ways to get a JPEG first. About 5 min read
- Fujifilm, Sony, Canon and Nikon settings watermarks 29 brand marks matched automatically, each model name spelled the way its maker spells it. About 5 min read
- A 4:5 border that does not crop your photo The canvas grows instead of the photo getting cut. 3:4 and 4:5 both shown. About 6 min read
- Adding camera watermarks to a whole set Load the whole set in the browser and set the style once; zip download is still in the works, so save one by one or batch a folder on desktop. About 7 min read
- Why the settings disappear after you send a photo In a local simulation of chat-app compression, 34 metadata fields drop to 0. Send the original, or put the settings in the picture. About 4 min read
- EXIF gone after editing: what you can still get back Usually an export setting, not a quality problem. Three cases: EXIF intact, only XMP left, or nothing at all. About 4 min read
- Checking EXIF and GPS before you share a photo Look for coordinates, decide what to drop, strip it and check again, with exiftool commands and built-in OS options. About 4 min read
Exposure & image quality
The basics of getting a frame right, starting with aperture, shutter and ISO, then histograms, white balance and RAW.
- RAW or JPEG Bit depth, white balance you can redo, and how far shadows lift: where RAW and JPEG actually part ways. About 3 min read
- The exposure triangle: aperture, shutter speed and ISO What each corner costs, how to work out EV, and four ways to get the same exposure. About 8 min read
- How to read a histogram The screen lies, the histogram doesn't: how to read the axes and spot clipping. About 3 min read
- White balance and colour temperature Why photos come out yellow or blue, and the three situations where auto gets it wrong. About 2 min read
- Safe shutter speed: how slow can you hand-hold? Is 1/50s safe on a 50mm? The reciprocal rule, a table by focal length, and what stabilisation buys. About 5 min read
- ISO and noise ISO 6400 and the frame is full of grain? Blame the light, then see what base ISO, ETTR and denoising can do. About 5 min read
- Aperture and depth of field Why f/2 is brighter than f/8, and why three steps forward beats a faster lens. About 4 min read
- Metering and focus modes Why snow comes out grey, which AF mode keeps up with a toddler, and what to lock before you go remote. About 4 min read
Lenses & composition
What a picture looks like is mostly settled before you press the shutter. This section covers focal length, depth of field, filters and framing.
- Angle of view and equivalent focal length How many degrees is a 50mm? A 14–200mm angle-of-view table, plus the crop-factor maths. About 5 min read
- Composition basics Where the subject sits, why crouching adds depth, and when dead centre is the right call. About 4 min read
- Prime or zoom Fast prime or flexible zoom: aperture, weight, sharpness, and the habits each one builds. About 4 min read
- Lens filters explained Most filter effects are a slider now. Polarisers and NDs are the two you still need glass for. About 5 min read
Light & timing
When to head out and which light to wait for, from golden hour and blue hour to night and grey weather.
- When is golden hour and blue hour Golden and blue hour are angles, not times: how long each lasts at your latitude, and how to work them out. About 4 min read
- Blue hour and night photography Get there forty minutes early and catch the few minutes when the sky and the city lights match. About 4 min read
- Overcast, fog, rain and snow Overcast for portraits, fog for depth, wet streets for reflections, and extra exposure for snow. About 5 min read
- Long exposure basics Waterfalls at 1–3 s, light trails at 10–30 s: the ND maths and a timing table. About 4 min read