Using a Smart Phone Instead of a DSLR Camera.
With the rise of smartphones, there has been a tidal wave of people getting into photography. Those who would have never…
6 Long Exposure Photography Tips for Beginners
Long exposure photography is a skill that produces incredible effects and moods. Even when you shoot at night, you’ll be able…
Pet Photography. 10 Awesome Tips to Photograph Your Pet
Photographing your pet requires patience and skill, because pets are unpredictable. Unlike people, they don’t do as they’re asked. It’s difficult…
A Beginners Guide to using UV, ND & Polariser Lens Filters
There are so many kinds of lens filters; it’s hard to know which ones do you need? Camera lens filters enhance…
10 Tips to Improve your Composition in Photography
Got the subject? Great. Got the location? Phenomenal. Got the Camera? Awesome! Now you point and shoot only to find the…
Why should you have a 50mm Prime Lens in your Bag
Why should you have a 50mm Prime Lens in your camera bag. You’ve just purchased your first DSLR camera with kit…
Beginners Guide to Aperture and F-Stops
Beginners Guide to Aperture. If you look at the lens on your DSLR camera you’ll notice f-stops or f-numbers e.g. f/22,…
HDR High Dynamic Range Photography
High-dynamic-range imaging (HDR) is a process used in photography to capture a greater dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. When you take a photo the camera sensor is limited to the amount of detail it can record.
How to Improve your Landscape Photography
Landscape Photography for beginners. You’re on holiday and come across a beautiful landscape. You get out your camera to capture the…
Choosing the Right Lens for your Camera
Choosing the right lens for your DSLR. So you’ve got your first DSLR which it came with a kit lens but…
Understanding White Balance and How to Use It
Understanding White Balance and How to use it for beginners. The white balance setting on your camera controls the “colour temperature”…
Five Easy Tricks to Improve Your Photography
Five Basic Tricks to Better Photography – for beginners. As the old saying goes, ‘a good workman never blames his tools’…
Photographing Your Pet for Beginners
Photographing your pet – tips and tricks for beginners. Pet photography involves several aspects that are very similar to traditional studio…
A Beginners Guide to Awesome Street Photography
Street Photography Tips and Decisive Moments. Street photography contains images that capture decisive moments in life. These images should be un-staged…
A Beginners Guide to the Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds Composition. The rule of thirds is a guideline to assist you compose your images. The purpose is to…
Tilt Shift Photography for Awesome Miniature Effects
Tilt Shift Photography Tips and Tricks. This kind of photography is a technique that uses a special configuration within your camera…
4 Approaches to Portrait Photography
Portraiture Approaches. There are essentially four approaches in photographic portraiture: constructionist, environmental, candid and creative. Each approach has been used over time for…