Composing your photo – Odds or Evens?
December 11, 2009 by Eastmon Admin
Filed under Landscape Photography, Photography Tips
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. 
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Photography… It’s all about light
December 3, 2009 by Eastmon Admin
Filed under Flash Photography, Nature Photography, Photography Tips
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
How to Photograph a Lightning Strike
August 5, 2009 by Eastmon Admin
Filed under Featured Tips, Landscape Photography, Photography Tips
By guest contributor Damian Riches
photo by manumohan.com
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
Shooting Great Pictures at Home
July 14, 2009 by Eastmon Admin
Filed under Beginners Tips, Featured Tips, Landscape Photography, Macro Photography, Photography Tips
By guest contributor Peter Langston (Lango)
The view from the Tamworth lookout is spectacular but like most scenic views, once you’ve seen it … unless it’s the start of the day and a dense fog is just clearing and you catch the morning flight from Sydney on its final approach. This was shot on my Canon 50D EOS in AV mode, mounted on a Slik Pro500DX tripod at f5.6, 1/1000sec and 100 ISO with the 18-200mm lens set to 135mm and picture style on landscape.
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
Composition – The Art of Seeing
November 20, 2008 by Eastmon Admin
Filed under Beginners Tips
A camera, no matter how automatic, is a lifeless piece of equipment until a person uses it. It then becomes a uniquely responsive tool, an expression of the photographers eye and creative mind.
Anyone can take amazingly beautiful photographs by simply taking a mental “walk” around a photo opportunity to view it from multiple perspectives. This will always result in important insights and fresh ideas.
Three of the most important factors as you begin to understand the ‘Art of Seeing’, are:
Understanding and using these to your advantage to take better photos helps to develop your ‘Art of Seeing’.
Divide the frame into thirds vertical & horizontal, using the lines or intersections for main subject
Composition
Composition is the placement of subjects within the photo. The camera is going to see Less than our eyes, so the trick is to decide what to point the camera at. Perhaps the most important guide for composition is called the Rule of Thirds. Read more
