Use a tripod if you can
A tripod is an indispensable piece
of equipment. However, they are often large, heavy and cumbersome. In many
instances you simply won’t be able to use a tripod to get the picture you need.
But, without one, your images will be inferior won’t they? Perhaps, but if you
follow the […]
Developing your digital photos has gone from printing them at home and throwing them away to uploading them online and hanging them on your wall. Yes, it is true that the quality is excellent. Always make sure you are buying from a recommended developer. I hope that I will be able to shed some light […]
I know there are some photographers that still like to pick up that trusty ol’ SLR, insert a roll of film and get out there and experiment in the field. Then approach with grinning anticipation as they pick up the developed film from their favorite photo shop and have the person behind the counter ask, […]
When I started out as a young photographer back in the sixty’s, just about all images in advertising were shot in Black and White and we use to work mostly with large view cameras sizes 5×4 inch, half plate, whole plate and 10×8 inch, using B/W sheet film made by Kodak and Ilford.
We also use […]
Anyone with children has been in a situation where you’d love to get some good photos of your little darlings in the school play. Unfortunately, the last time you tried resulted in tiny faces barely recognizable. This was due to the distance and the fact that the flash didn’t carry too well causing a […]
Out of the blue a business contacts you wanting to use one of your pics. They have seen it at your web site, on your blog or at an exhibition and are requesting availability and price. After the warm glow wears off how do work out what it is worth? What can you ask for […]
If you’re an intermediate level digital photographer, you might be looking for a good advanced digital camera. I know it’s very tough to decide on which one to buy - given that these models usually cost a bomb. A good advanced digital camera should be pretty rugged and also give you as much control over […]
If you plan on taking some pictures at a wedding, there are a few shots
That seem to end up in every album. If you capture all of these events,
you will be known as a great photographer.
Number one is the cutting of the cake picture. The usual sequence starts […]
One time you had only to look into a little lens and press a button to take a photo, but these days cameras are more complicated. Much advertising money is spent on telling us all just how simple and easy it is to take a photo, and it is certainly easier to load a film […]
Have you read the manual that came with your digital camera? If not you are in good company, the majority of digital camera owners never get past the *Basic Operations* section.
If you didn*t read the manual why not? Was it the obscure photographic terms? The numerous cross references ? The complicated diagrams? The myriad uses […]