This is a guest post from Light Stalking’s Light Painting group admin, Todd Edson. Check out Todd’s photography site or follow him on Google + and Facebook. This group exercise is going to show you how to create a light stencil box & stencil to use with your long exposure low light photography. The uses [...]

Whether you’re looking for inspiration, insightful tips, or contest information, here is a list of travel photography resources that I find myself referring to regularly. Articles: Take Better Travel Photos – Timothy Allen’s article is one of the best I have come across about improving your travel photos. The Photo Essay – Matt Brandon gives [...]

To most who have heard of it, South Georgia is an isolated island in the deep South Atlantic, closer to Antarctica than anywhere else. For many, the first time they heard the name would be in 1982 as the starting point of the Falklands/Malvinas conflict, for others it may be the exploits of Ernest Shackleton, [...]

Another wonderful week has passed us by in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been very busy finding the best tutorials, photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone here.  They have compiled a truly comprehensive list of links that we hope everyone enjoys visiting.  Without further ado, we present this weeks [...]

Earlier this year we were made aware of a new quarterly photography magazine out of Europe called c’t Digital Photography. After taking a look at a few issues, we have to say that this new magazine has shot up our list of favourites and is now on our “must buy” list when we hit the [...]

Wooden boats are generally a very good subject for photographers. The grain and rich colours of the wood combined with the romance of the sea means it’s a rich hunting ground. But when you get wooden boats as character-filled as old dhows, then it goes to a new level. These types of boats are common [...]

There are as many photographic techniques as there are photographers and as many effects as there are cameras. One effect that every photographer should have in their arsenal is the ability to intentionally use blurring to create certain effects in their photographs. Here are a few instances in which blurring the image can often result [...]

If you haven’t guessed, I am talking about tripods. I have a little confession to make, I don’t like tripods, I find them a pain in the proverbial, cumbersome, heavy and awkward. I still use them though, not every time, but I make a judgment as to when a where it might be needed. Until [...]

It has been one of the most active weeks this year in the wide world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been very busy finding the best tutorials, photography and interesting blogs to share with our readers.  This comprehensive list of links is full of diverse and wonderful work to peruse and enjoy.  We [...]

Forest can be a magical place to capture wonderful photographs, but they can also be a very difficult place to shoot. Mist and random light throw up all sorts of difficult exposure situations for a photographer. We think these photographers pretty much nailed it though. Enjoy our latest curated collection of 38 magical forest photographs. [...]