Silhouette Photography made easy

Capturing that brilliant silhouette of a fisherman at sunrise, or a boat on the water against the backdrop of a setting sun, is all about timing — and a few basic rules. Read more

Shooting Great Pictures at Home

By guest contributor Peter Langston (Lango)

I’ve travelled a fair portion of Australia, with only Tasmania and the tropical north of Qld still escaping my lens and it would be a reasonable assumption that whilst all of those kilometres enveloped me in their protection from all things “back home”, they also gave me opportunities to take some spectacular photographs. Read more

Photographing Abrolhos Islands

From guest contributor Peter Langston (Lango)

Read more about Peter here and on facebook. Peter is a customer of the Eastmon Tamworth store.

After three months in WA, you might think it hard to pinpoint one outstanding day above all else.
It is, but only if you have never been to the Abrolhos Islands..
The Abrolhos are an archipelago of three groups of islands (Easter, Wallabi and Pelsaert) and coral reefs which lie in the Indian Ocean and are home to a rich diversity of wildlife and for a large part of each year, Cray fishermen who work the waters for the lucrative return of Western Rock Lobsters raised in the warm waters of the Leeuwin stream, flowing south from the tropics along the WA coast. Read more

Outdoor Photography Opportunities

From guest contributor Peter Langston (Lango)

This is Peter’s second contribution and you can read more about him here and on facebook. Peter is a customer of the Eastmon Tamworth store.

Sometimes, fortune takes over from planning and a shot just appears before you. At times like these, you hope all of the workshops and courses and advice from others has sunk in and the choices you make are good ones.
Photography is about moments held in your viewfinder so that others can wish they were there and a bit like fishing, we can all talk of the one that got away. Read more

How to place hands in your photographs

Hands can be pesky things to deal with when it comes to photography. They can be the difference between a photograph looking forced or relaxed. Most people always have to be doing something with their hands whether it is playing with their necklace, holding onto the bottom of their sleeve or picking at a loose thread on their jeans. Read more

Be in Charge of the Situation

This article is contributed by Peter Hunter OAM,ARPS,AFIAP, a member of the Lismore Camera Club

Many of the great photos taken by serious and professional photographers are good because they were “in charge of the situation”. What do we mean by this? In effect the photographer acted like a motion picture director where subjects and other things were arranged and organised. Read more

Have fun with Black & White photos

I felt like trying something a little different and as I have just acquired a new photo editing program I decided to play with some of the different effects that can be achieved. The simplest and sometimes the most effective technique is turning your photos black and white. Almost every program is capable of achieving this whether it is a simple photo editing program that comes with your computer or Abode Photoshop. Read more

Improve your flash photos of children

I purchased a Nikon SB-600 External Flash as I wanted to try and achieve better results using flash particularly when taking photos of my kids in an inside situation.  I was not happy with the shadows I was getting in my photos with the normal flash on my camera and that sometimes my subjects looked ‘washed’ out by the flash.

I have taken some photos using my Nikon D200 flash in automatic mode and with the Nikon SB-600 External Flash to show the advantages I have found of using the external flash. Read more

5 Tips for Better Holiday Photos

Holiday photographers appear to be divided into two groups, those that shoot everyone and everything in sight, or those that either forget to take their camera or don’t bring it out when they should.

Capturing your holiday on a digital camera means there are now many ways to reminisce over your holiday. From digital frames to regular photos, or maybe a giant canvas print for the wall, or my favourite a photo book.

We have put together 5 simple tips to inspire you to get out and take photos while on holidays, as well as some ideas on what to shoot.
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5 Tips for Better Portrait Photos

If we were all honest everyone would admit to wanting a flattering portrait photo of themselves, not from a vanity point of view, but simply from the same way our mind sees us when we look at ourselves in the mirror.

Getting that picture means that we must take control of the portrait photo session. It’s important to become a picture director, not just a picture taker. A picture director takes charge of portraits, they set the scene and mood to create the best portraits.
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