Share“Quit trying to find beautiful objects to photograph. Find the ordinary objects so you can transform it by photographing it.” – Morley Baer Sparrows may not be the most exotic species to photograph, but in the spirit of Morley Baer, these photographers show that it’s not all about the subject. With a little skill a [...]

Share“The Rough Guide to Digital Photography is designed to help you get to grips with the technology, to work out what you need to know and the kit you really need (rather than what the manufacturers claim you need).” This is the claim made in the opening sentence describing what this new book is about [...]

ShareIn landscape photography, you can very often take a shot of some immensely large scene (Grand Canyon, Ayer’s Rock etc) and get home to look at your shots only to see that the shot has failed to really convey how big the place was. It can be a little disappointing when you have grandiose subject [...]

ShareWe have covered negative space collections before and we have covered monochrome collections before, but when you put them together, for some reason, they become even more effective as images. This collection shows what can be done when they’re in combination. by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , [...]

ShareThere are quite a few common questions that any photographer gets asked regularly. As they’re so common, we thought we would cover a few of them! 1) How Do I Get the Background Blurry? – So you have taken a beautiful portrait of your newborn child with beautiful light and a wonderful and peaceful expression [...]

ShareAlmost every photographer gets asked this question at least once a week (and often much more). “What camera do you recommend for somebody who is into photography, but doesn’t want a full DSLR?” There are a huge group of aspiring photographers who are into photography enough to want professional looking images or a bit more [...]

ShareGetting a new DSLR can be quite an overwhelming experience for a new photographer. All the knobs and buttons seem to do a thousand different things (and they do), but the dirty secret of photography is that at its core, knowledge of the exposure triangle is what will make your new DSLR really sing. If [...]

ShareFlash photography can be a lot of fun, but one of the issues you will have very quickly is that directly hitting a subject with flash lighting can lead to some very harsh contrast and shadows which is often unwanted. If you want to get away from that then there are a heap of ways [...]

ShareUnwanted lens flare can be the bane of an outdoor photographer’s life. Yet on a sunny or glary day, it can be very difficult to eliminate and can ruin otherwise great photos. And while lens flare can also be a pretty cool effect, lets take a look at a few of the ways that a [...]

ShareAn explosion of colour can make a great opportunity for a photograph and, as any traveler will probably know, a table full of spices in a shop or souk can provide that opportunity. Here are a few photographs that demonstrate the fun of finding a table full of photographic opportunities. by , on Flickr by [...]