Wedding photography involves a lot of compromises because we aren’t always allowed the optimum circumstances in which to create beautiful images. Whether it’s having to photograph people in the harsh midday sun or only having 10 minutes to photograph the bride and groom because the ceremony started an hour late, it’s our job as photographers [...]
I recently took delivery of my first Fujifilm camera, the X100s. There have been some supply issues with UK stockists, I initially ordered this camera in early February so I was very excited to finally get my hands on it. The primary focus of this post is to see how easy it is to use [...]
As a photographer who calls Hawaii home, I can tell you with great certainty that there are not many things more spectacular than an active volcano. But, the countless photographic possibilities a volcano offers do not come without risk. As majestic as an erupting volcano may look, they can be incredibly dangerous to those wanting [...]
We’ve seen an incredible week in the wide world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been very busy searching online for the best material to share here. This week’s monster list is chock full of tutorials, reviews, special features, collections, great photography and interesting blogs. There’s something here for everyone, with a wide variety [...]
It can be easy to miss helpful photography articles, weekly contests and photos submitted to the forum as our site and community flourish and grow. Almost a million photographers follow us or otherwise see Light Stalking online each and every month. We’ve decided to sum up the best of Light Stalking for the past 7 [...]
There aren’t many sure things in life. No matter how diligently we plan, regardless of how much effort we put forth, there are simply going to be times when the outcome of whatever we are involved with is going to be the exact opposite of what we wanted. It stinks, I know; it can be [...]
When I first started out on this road of endless expense that is photography I spent many hours musing over the merits of black & white. There is no doubt that sometimes a black & white photograph just looks right, but why? What is it that makes black & white sometimes just work better and [...]
Waterfalls are a hugely popular subject among photographers and one that can produce some spectacular results. If the popularity of waterfall photographs on sites like Flickr and 500px are anything to go by, then the general public cannot get enough of them either. But how do you go about getting a great photograph of a [...]
Manipulation is the brother of creativity. – Michael Michalko Standing out among the ever-increasing number of photographers is becoming increasingly difficult. However, doing so is still possible. The purpose of this article is to give you ideas about how you can do it. In order to stand out we have to do things that other [...]
Flickr is fast approaching it’s ten year birthday and has had over 8 billion photographs uploaded to it but in recent years it has been overtaken by services like 500px, Instagram and even Facebook when it comes to deciding where to share your photos on the web. It’s not so much that Flickr was offering [...]
