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 […]
HDR Photo Tips
This post features our best HDR photo tips and post processing techniques. The landscape photograph below was created with a technique known as high dynamic range, or HDR for short. HDR photo’s are usually recognizable by their extreme exposure range. In other words, a greater range of shadows and highlights are visible to the eye […]
How To Get Accepted Into Shutterstock
One way of selling your photos is to get accepted into Shutterstock. Why? Well sooner or later every photographer asks themselves this question, “How do I make money with my photos”. One way is by generating sales through microstock sites. Our recommendation has always been to submit to many stock agencies and not limit yourself […]
10 Free Photo Galleries For Photographers
In this blog post we list free photo galleries where photographers can submit their images to share with others. One of the best ways to improve your photography is to share your images with other photographers. Often in these free photo galleries community is where you’ll learn the most. You can bounce idea’s off each […]
How To Photograph Flying Birds
So how do you photograph flying birds? There are generally two ways to photograph birds in motion. Firstly, you can capture them as though they are instantly frozen, with every part of the bird focused. The second way to photograph flying birds is to show motion in the flapping wing by slightly blurring any movement. […]
What Is Exif Metadata
Exif metadata is a record which shows the digital SLR camera settings used to take a particular photograph. This data is recorded into the actual image file. Therefore each photograph has its own unique data. Exif data shows photo information such as camera model, exposure, aperture, ISO, what camera mode was used and whether or […]
How To Photograph Your Dog
When you photograph your dog, this simple act brings with it a whole set of new challenges. For starters, dogs normally don’t sit and pose for a portrait. They just don’t stay still long enough for you to work out camera settings before capturing the perfect image. Dogs are exactly like children in this regard. […]
Canon vs Nikon DSLR cameras – which one should I buy
Canon vs Nikon, it’s an on going argument that won’t likely end anytime soon. Both Canon and Nikon have been developing very high quality products over many decades. Both are obvious leaders in camera technology. One year Canon will gain the edge in the digital SLR camera market, the next Nikon will forge ahead! Which […]
Black and White Landscape Photography Tips
Funnily enough, in the age of digital SLRs and highly colored computer graphics, black and white landscape photography seems to be re-emerging as a strong trend. Many new photographers presume that all they need to do is take the shot in black and white to start with, using the onboard monochrome camera setting. If only […]
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 […]
Camera lenses for bird photography
Camera lenses for bird photography are expensive. This may be hard to swallow but the fact is, taking photographs of small wild animals such as birds for example, usually require an expensive camera lens. This was a mistake I did myself when I first started in digital SLR photography. One of the first lens I […]
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 […]