Our Best Macro Photography Tips
Shown below is a set of ten amazing macro images with macro photography tips for the relevant image. Each photograph also includes an explanation of the camera equipment that was used and camera settings. Many of the images below have been taken with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens, the settings can be reproduced with any […]
How To Focus For Landscapes
A beginner photographer asked me recently, “How or where do I focus for landscapes and what exactly does it mean when someone says ‘focus one third into the scene’? To be honest it’s something I’d wrongly presumed everyone understood how to do. When photographers shoot typical landscapes Generally landscape photographers want a wide angle image […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]