Tips for photographing bees and butterflies
Photographing bees, bugs and butterflies were top of the list of things I wanted to photograph after purchasing my first Canon macro lens. After much frustration and thousands of shots later, I finally realised the trick to photographing bees and other flying insects. It wasn’t to focus on the actual insect, but rather where you know […]
How To Photograph Flowers Windy Conditions
When you photograph flowers windy conditions, it can be one of the most frustrating photography experiences. Here are our best tips to photograph flowers in windy conditions that may save you from a lot of frustration. Close to where I live is a local botanical garden, always full of colorful flowers in full bloom. As […]
Exposure Green Rule for Nature Shots
What is the exposure green rule and how do you go about using it? Whenever you take a photograph in or around nature, it’s useful to expose on any part of the scene that is green, then underexpose it by two thirds. Doing this makes the colors much bolder. The greens will be deep green. […]
How To Photograph Dragonflies
How to photograph dragonflies is one of the top most asked questions we receive here at slrphotographyguide.com. Those new to digital SLR camera’s often believe they need to have an expensive macro lens to take good images of insects such as dragonflies. This isn’t necessarily true. With a few quick tips, it is possible to […]
Advantages of Continuous Mode and Shooting in Bursts
If you’ve ever taken photographs of children, animals or insects, chances are you’ve most likely ended up with images that look quite blurred. This is because they tend to move around a lot and by the time your digital SLR camera has focused on the subject, it has moved or is moving while shooting the […]
Photo Composition Tip
Sometimes photographing only part of an object or scenery makes for a more interesting composition. When photographing objects or buildings, it can be more interesting to shoot only part of it. Or in other words, shooting in pieces can be stronger than the whole. Often photographing the whole scene can make a photograph so busy, […]
Christmas Light Photography
Here are some useful tips for photographing Christmas house lights at night time. The end of the year when all the Christmas light decorations go up in the street, is a wonderful time for getting out your digital SLR camera and doing night photography. With Christmas lights flashing and people randomly walking around the decorations, […]
Bokeh and DOF (depth of field) Tips for Photographers
Here are some great tips for using bokeh and DOF (depth of field) within a photographs composition. Note, sometimes ‘bokeh’ will also be spelt as ‘brokeh’ by those not fully familiar with the term. ‘Bokeh’ is what you can achieve with a prime lens. While ‘Brokeh’, on the other hand, is what your wallet looks […]
Quick and useful tips for beach photography
How to take good photo’s of beautiful beaches 1. The time of day can make a huge difference when it comes to taking interesting beach shots. As you can see below, early morning as the sun rises or late in the afternoon as the sun goes down, can make some really interesting shadows along the beach. […]
Review Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens
The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens was the second telephoto zoom I had purchased, after not being happy with the cheaper Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM that I bought earlier. You know what they say, buy cheap, buy twice. The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens is definitely worth the extra […]
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Nikon’s AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED macro lens is quality piece of glass that results in extremely sharp photographs. With a reproduction ratio of up to 1:1, it is considered a real macro lens. The Nikon website has all the technical specifications listed, so we won’t rehash them here. Looking through photographer message forums, it’s common to […]
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens
Listed below are some advantages and disadvantages of the Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens, as well as numerous sample photographs taken with it. Reasons why I often recommend this lens to fellow photographers, especially as a first purchase for those new to Canon DSLR cameras. 1. It is considered one of the best […]