Composing your photo – Odds or Evens?

Composing your photo – Odds or Evens?

I ran across this fascinating quick article from Jeff Wignall that got me thinking about the photos that make me stop and take a second look. There can be many factors that contribute to the success or failure of your image, however this little observation may make or break your photographs. Read more

Photography… It’s all about light

Photography… It’s all about light

It doesn’t matter how many time we hear it, the truth is It’s all about light! When I ran across this article it sprang to mind immediately the images that capture everyone’s attention are the images that have amazing lighting. Read more

Challenge your photography

Challenge your photography

I ran across this great article from Jeff Wignall that really challenged the way I take photographs. In the article ‘Need a challenge? Illustrate a concept‘ it struck a chord with me about the shoot anything method with a digital camera.

I know when I pull out my DSLR, regardless of whether I am shooting with Nikon, Canon or whatever I have tended to just shoot so much and eventually be Read more

Asterisk in the sky

Asterisk in the sky

An asterisk is a symbol that looks like this * . So how do you turn an asterisk into a photograph?
Zack Sheppard has been combing the files of Flickr and found an amazing array of images, many of them taken with a Digital SLR camera and I suspect a polarising filter. You will see from viewing some of the images the way Read more

The Magic of a Polarising Filter

The Magic of a Polarising Filter

The polarising filter would have to be the one must have accessory that I would take with me everywhere!

In a really informative article Jeff Wignall explains the many and varied uses of a polarising filter in your photography. Many people are amazed that a polariser can darken a blue sky, saturate colour and eliminate reflection and Read more

The Top 5 Posing and Directing Photo Tips

The Top 5 Posing and Directing Photo Tips

In this video from Erin Manning you will learn the tips that professionals use to get posed, but natural looking shots. You have probably felt it yourself, what do I do with my hands? I feel awkward? etc. Most people are uncomfortable in front of a camera, so Read more

Tips for shooting sports photos like the Pro’s

Tips for shooting sports photos like the Pro’s

Sports photography is a highly-specialised and expensive field, but armed with a few basics – and a degree of patience – most photographers can capture a magic moment without breaking the bank balance.

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Getting started shooting portrait & candid photography

Getting started shooting portrait & candid photography

Getting started taking portrait and candid photographs can be a little intimidating at first. There always seems to be so much to remember, however in this short video by Erin Manning you will learn the very basics to get you started. Read more

Easy tips to shoot great group photos

Easy tips to shoot great group photos

We’ve all seen them, and we’ve all probably taken one or more of them — the group photograph that didn’t quite work.

The kids look great; all happy, smiling faces.

But Grannie looks as if her favourite pet just died, and Uncle Joe … well, he is in the shot, but the bottom of his face has become lost behind Aunty Flo’s healthy crop of hair. Read more

How to Photograph a Lightning Strike

By guest contributor Damian Riches

In the following explanation I will try to cover the basic photography technique you’ll need to take good lightning pictures. You will very quickly notice that shooting light is not at all that difficult technically speaking but it takes time, patience and also determination.

Equipment Protection

Taking lightning pictures is exciting but you need to remember that you paid money for your photography equipment so the last thing you want is to have it ruined. Read more

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