23rd November 2009
Photography Technique - 10 Tips to Add Zing to Your Autumn Pictures1 Get the Exposure RightAlthough digital images can be tweaked in Photoshop to correct a reasonable degree of exposure error, you should always strive to get it right in-camera first time....
12th November 2009
Photography Technique - 10 Tips For Capturing Autumn Landscapes1 Just Add WaterWater in its many forms is a great ally when shooting landscapes. Still water in lakes and lochs is ideal for capturing reflection. If you get down to the water's edge you ca...
03rd November 2009
Photography Basics – Ten Tips for Shooting Autumn Leaves1 Use Backlighting. Perhaps the most attractive way to illustrate autumn leaves is when they're backlit, so they glow beautifully and the rich colours are revealed at their best. Sunny weather pr...
16th October 2009
Photography Technique – Capturing Late Summer LandscapesThe days might be shortening, but you need to pick and choose your light carefully during the late summer.Summer light can be incredibly harsh. By 6am – roughly two hours after sunrise – the co...
28th September 2009
Capturing Autumn LightUse the great light at this time of year to shoot more than just scenics, including eyecatching architecture, early morning spiders webs, vivid rainbows and perfect silhouettes.As well as the chasing the changing light to make the mo...
23rd September 2009
Shooting Buildings at NightShooting at night is a great way to inject more pizzazz into your architectural photos.As an evening strolling through any town or city centre will prove, brightly coloured floodlights can transform even lacklustre buildings int...
23rd September 2009
Autumn Close-upsAs well as shooting subjects and scenes on a large scale, autumn is also a great time of year for close-up photographyIf nothing else, the carpets of fallen autumnal leaves we see covering the ground beneath every tree from the middle of O...
17th September 2009
Capture Autumn ColourFrom fallen leaves to luscious landscapes, in autumn everything turns a kaleidoscope of colours.Autumn is the most photogenic time of year for outdoor photography. Not only is the landscape transformed into a kaleidoscope of glorious...
15th September 2009
Photography Technique – Frozen Water Close-upsGet outside and take some creative close-ups of our winter wonderland – or why not make your own at home?When the temperature drops, the outside world gets a new lease of life which brings endless opportun...
15th September 2009
Introduction to lenses and focusing One of the most important things in any camera, whether it's a digital model or a traditional film camera, is the lens. The lens is your camera's "eye" and it captures the scene. Professional photographers don't have wh...
10th September 2009
Introduction to Exposure - Getting the right amount of light into your pictures Film cameras control exposure by enlarging or decreasing the size of the aperture (measured in f-stops) and by having a faster or slower shutter speed. Both of these features ...
04th September 2009
Knowing how the focusing system on your camera works and how to override it and take control yourself can make all the difference to your photographyMastering focus and where to apply it to create dramatic images can transform your photography. It doesn'...
03rd September 2009
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your camera's autofocus system is crucial if you want pin-sharp shots for commercial photography All pro commercial photographers know the ability to achieve pin-sharp shots is essential. It doesn't matter ho...
