Aperture priority mode on your DSLR is one of the things that most photographers have to use at some time or other. But one of the most confounding things about getting your first DLSR is the myriad of decisions you have to make about what that actually means and if it’s the right mode to […]
Tag: Guides
Read these photography guides for some fun learning.
Lake Tekapo is one of the most famous and popular tourist attractions in New Zealand. While that means it’s been photographed many times by everyone from tourists to professional photographers, it didn’t stop me spending a few days there on my last trip to try and get some of my own shots. Where is it? […]
Francis Bay. Francis Bay ( called ‘The Duck Pond’ by the locals ) isn’t your typical place of profound beauty and its certainly not on the tourist list. But if you are interested in the working class side of Darwin (and a feed of prawns or mackeral), this is the place to bring your camera. It is […]
This is the first in a new section of Light Stalking dedicated to critiquing our favourite places to shoot. While it’s easy enough to find shooting guides for big cities or whole countries, this new section of Light Stalking is where you will find those secret spots that few people know about except the locals. […]
As you get into photography more and more, one thing becomes extremely obvious: this is not a cheap pastime. For that reason alone, a lot of folks end up checking out Udi Tirosh’s DIY Photography website (if you follow Light Stalking on Twitter, you have probably seen us link to Udi’s stuff plenty of times […]
In the metaphoric sense, if light is the language of the photographer then the grammar which gives structure to this language is the FRAME (provided by the viewfinder of the camera), TIME (when and for how long the shutter is released), FOCUS (what is clear and what is not) and the POINT OF VIEW (the […]