Wedding Photography Tips for Amateurs
Here it is. Our best wedding photography tips for all those photographers who are eventually asked to photograph their friends or family wedding day. No doubt if you own a digital SLR camera the day will come when you are asked to photograph your first wedding. For amateur photographers this can be a daunting experience. […]
When To Use Spot Metering
Spot metering is just one of your camera’s metering systems. To achieve perfect exposures you need to understand each of your cameras metering system and how each one is used. By default, your cameras metering is most likely set to matrix (also referred to as pattern or evaluative on some models). For the most part, […]
Photographing Clouds and Skies
I learned today why it’s quite important to go photographing clouds and skies. It’s really useful to grow a collection of clouds and skies just in case the elements don’t fall in your favor. You know the scenario, perfect subject, perfect lighting, drab cloudless sky! A couple of weeks back I did a commercial fashion […]
How To Photograph Waterfalls and Streams
The technique for how to photograph waterfalls, and that for streams, is very similar for each. One of the most popular methods is to slow down water movement so it looks smooth and milky, like the image shown below. The secret to these types of shots is to set a long exposure. You determine how […]
How To Photograph Moving Objects
Ok, you want to know how to photograph moving objects now you’ve grasped the idea of how to take a good photo with your digital SLR camera. Whether you are photographing an object such as moving water, a car driving past you, a person, child or animal, the camera technique and settings are basically the […]
How To Use Partial Metering
Partial metering is one of four modes found mostly on Canon cameras to help measure a subject’s brightness. This enables the photographer to take a correct exposure depending on the lighting conditions at hand. Spot metering on Nikon cameras work very similar to partial metering on Canon cameras. However for Canon users, some models come […]
How To Photograph Car Light Trails
The secret to taking a fantastic photograph car light trails, is setting your digital camera on shutter priority with a slow 30 second shutter speed or more. Set your digital SLR camera to shutter priority. This is important for all night photography. Shutter priority allows you to set a slow shutter speed so enough light […]
How To Choose The Correct ISO Setting
Learning correct ISO setting isn’t hard. In fact ISO is one of the easiest camera settings to learn. The main reason for changing the ISO setting is to enable photographers to shoot images quicker. The faster your camera ISO, the faster your shutter speed and the sharper your images will be. There is less chance […]
How to Photograph Lightning and Storms
I’d like to share how I photograph lightning and storms. People who see me out photographing lightning, as well as those who see the photos, always say the same thing, “you must have a very fast camera.” I often laugh. Yes I have a fast camera. My camera’s highest shutter speed is 1/8000th of a […]
Bird Photography Tips for Beginners
Bird photography is no doubt one of the most popular genres amongst nature photographers. I recently took a road trip where I came across a lagoon full of wildlife. Hundreds of birds were ducking and diving into the water to score themselves a feed of fish. Ah, the perfect place to spend several hours at […]
What Is The Best Portrait Lens
No matter what camera brand or model you photograph with, all the best portrait lens have several things in common. For starters, a good portrait lens should open as wide as aperture f/1.8 or less. Many of the best portraits are candid shots when people think the cameras focus is off them. For weddings and […]
How to Photograph Animals
How to photograph animals is often one of the first questions beginner photographers want to know. Most people have pets or birds in their backyard, so there is no need to venture too far from home to find a suitable animal to photograph. This makes animals one of the best subjects a beginner can photograph […]