ShareIn the last of this short series of iconic cameras, we are going to back in time a little and away from the single lens reflex models to what is arguably one of the most iconic cameras of all time, Leica’s M3 rangefinder camera.   The Leica M3 by Jim O’Connell   By the time [...]

ShareAs most of us know, the golden hours for photography are around sunrise and sunset, when the light is soft, golden and easy to work with. However, sometimes it’s not possible to shoot a subject in these hours, you may be forced to shoot at what is arguably the worse time of day for photography [...]

ShareToday’s cameras are marvels of modern electronics, their ability to compute the correct exposure and lock focus onto the fastest of moving objects would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. So with this in mind, why should you shoot manual focus or exposure. Well the answer is two fold, firstly even the very [...]

ShareI am sure, that like me, many of you, when looking to buy a new camera, spend hours, pouring over reviews, brochures and forum opinions as well as trying the camera out. I wonder though, how many of us do the same when choosing a camera bag. When you think about it, all your high [...]

ShareReligious buildings are often among the most iconic in any location. From the Gold Onion domes of Eastern European churches to the towering minarets of Mosques, these magnificent buildings can be challenging yet rewarding to photograph. In this brief guide, we will give you some tips on photographing both inside and outside.   Some religious [...]

ShareToday we want to have a little tongue in cheek look at ways the define you as a photographer. We all have to start somewhere and as you reach each of the following points, you will be one step closer to being recognized by your friends and peers as a person that understands the art [...]

ShareIn the last article, we looked at an evolutionary camera that revolutionized 35mm photography. Today we are going to look at another evolutionary camera that revolutionized digital photography, Canon’s EOS1D In many ways the 1D is to digital what the Nikon F1 was to film. It was the first professional digital camera to be developed [...]

ShareIf you look through the portfolios of the any of the worlds most renowned photographers, one thing will strike you the most. All of them have a unique look, the images may be very different in appearance but through all of them you will see some form of identifying theme. A photographic style can be [...]

ShareIR, VR, OS, it seems photography these days is all about acronyms, but what do these three examples have in common you may ask? Well these are all acronyms used by different manufacturers to indicate that their lenses are image stabilized. So what is image stabilization? Well put simply it is a means, either mechanical, [...]

ShareLord Kelvin, AKA William Thomson has a lot to answer for. It was this Glasgow University based physicist that developed the scale of measuring temperature that we use in photography today. So why does a scale of temperature have relevance in photography? Well the Kelvin scale also measures the colour of light. The science of [...]