Photography travel: Dirty and delightfully deserted
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Four weeks, six days and a handful of hours have passed since tossing the swag on the roof rack and aiming the car in a northerly direction. The once in a lifetime journey was to take me throughout the centre of Western Australia and to some of the most arid, yet hauntingly beautiful landscapes in the country. My destination was genuinely unknown.
Photography tutorial: Aspects of the Sky
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Ralph Emerson was once quoted as saying that “The sky is the daily bread of the eyes” and how true that is. As photographers we perhaps notice the subtle changes in the sky more than most, because it’s so important in our photographic composition, and even more importantly, it’s the great light source we need and use out in the field.
How to enhance your images using Paint Shop Pro PHOTO X2
Monday, September 1st, 2008
Almost everyone now owns a digital camera that has plenty of digital grunt. A pint sized camera can come complete with 10 mega pixel capacity, a razor sharp lens, high end quality image reproduction and enough features to leave any film user green with envy. With all of this potential in our cameras, the question is: Are we making the most of our cameras?
Photography tutorial: How to make your photographs more dynamic
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Modern cameras are marvels of engineering, and we often take for granted the complexity of inbuilt light meters, TTL flash metering and the intricate program modes which help us all to take better pictures. It’s not surprising then that many of us are consumed by the subject that we immediately want to photograph it, assuming the camera will take care of everything else.
Paint Shop Pro X2 tutorial: fixing hot flash in a flash
Friday, May 16th, 2008
The most common problems caused by the built-in flash found in many of today’s digital cameras is Red Eye and Flash Hot spots.
Flashing Off Camera
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008Often, the most effective use of your flashgun is off-camera. In other words, the flash is not sitting on the camera’s hotshoe, but is physically disconnected. How the flash synchronises with the camera differs from system to system. Sometimes, synchronisation is often achieved by using specially designed cords or leads which plug either into the camera’s PC flash connection or to the hotshoe itself. With dedicated flash systems, the manufacturer often provides the means by which the flash can be off camera and retain full dedication without having any cords or leads at all. One of these is Nikon’s famous iTTL system. Investigate for yourself the systems that are compatible with your equipment.
Capturing the intimate landscape
Saturday, August 11th, 2007
Ian Rolfe discusses the many ways we can photograph the more intimate details within a wider landscape?
Often when we start out in landscape photography we venture out with preconceived notions of what will be a wonderful photographic composition.
How To Take Basic Studio Portraits at Home
Monday, October 2nd, 2006Can an amateur photographer make beautiful studio portraits in his own home?
Even basic equipment can make good studio portraits