When I started shooting videos some 17 years ago, I treated the medium the way I did with photography. That is to say, in most shots, I would try to capture the entire subject in one image. Video, however, doesn’t work like that. Firstly you are restricted to landscape format if you create bona fide […]
Author: Jason Row
Jason has more than 35 years of experience as a professional photographer, videographer and stock shooter. You can get to know him better here.
Taking up any new pastime or profession can be tough. Photography is no different. We are lucky enough, these days, to have sophisticated cameras that can take care of pretty much everything technical for us, especially for newcomers. However, once we are past those early days of unbridled enthusiasm, we begin to realise that to […]
A lot of people can be put off of flash photography due to their first experiences with it. The reason for this is that they use the internal flip flash unit on their cameras. These tiny little flashes push out a harsh, very direct flash that can give a very unflattering shot. Take a look […]
There is a name that is synonymous with graphics tablets. It’s a brand that has been around a long time, one that most photographers will have heard of or even own. However, like all big brands, Wacom is no longer the only player in the graphics tablet field. There are now numerous options for photographers […]
One of the most powerful and engaging genres of landscape photography is taking mountain images. Whether from low down looking up or atop a mountain looking down, mountain shots have a way of provoking an emotional response in all of us. However, for many of us, mountain landscape photography can be challenging both mentally and […]
Back in the day if we wanted the soft dreamy look to our shots, we would use the well-worn Vaseline technique. This involved smearing a fine veneer of Vaseline over a neutral glass filter such as a skylight or UV filter. The advantages were that you could tailor the thickness of the Vaseline to the […]
