Category Archives: Tutorials

Follow all the madness here, or sign up for the notifications here. Welcome to my final tip in march madness. I hope you enjoyed all my random bite sized tips throughout the month. My final tip is more of a philosophical one. If you’re trying to make a living from photography, and we all know it’s hard, I am struggling the same as you are if not more in some ways. Find your niche and stay true to your passion. Keep believing in yourself even if it feels like no one else does. Keep pushing towards what you want to […]

Follow all the madness here, or sign up for the notifications here. All the latest DSLR cameras have some kind of continuos shooting mode. Some faster than others and some that last for a lot more photos than others in a sequence of shots. Here is a simple little tip to get more out of your continuous shooting mode. Instead of shooting in RAW as you might prefer most of the time in your photo shoots, switch the camera photo settings to FINE or JPG. in a lot of cases this will speed up your frames per second for continuous […]

Follow all the madness here, or sign up for the notifications here. If ever you are stuck for a light source during an outdoor shoot during the day, it can be very handy to have a reflector on hand. They are compact, light and easy to pack and unpack. They are not expensive and come in multiple colors like gold, silver and white for diffusing the sun light. Even as a solo shooter with a friend or a model a reflector is easy to manage and use by attaching to another tripod or lit stand. Follow all the madness here, […]

Follow all the madness here, or sign up for the notifications here. If you are like me and take a lot of photos. We’re talking many thousands of photos. Then it’s time to invest in some photo management software. In specific something to help you create and manage a library. My favourite at the moment is Lightroom, but I was once an advocate of Aperture by Apple but found that became a bit too slow once the libraries of photos became quite big. With Lightroom you can manage your libraries and do everything you need to do to edit your […]

Follow all the madness here, or sign up for the notifications here. Some of the latest DSLR cameras have an intervelometer built in which is just a fancy way of saying it can take multiple photos in a time-lapse sequence. Here are some simple tips to help you create some cool time-lapse sequences. The first tip is to try your best to set the camera and lens on manual modes. Set the exposure settings for your camera and leave the settings on manual. This will stop the camera from adjusting the exposure over your sequence creating a flickering effect in […]

Follow all the madness here, or sign up for the notifications here. It can be a tricky prospect at times to change your lenses out in the field. Here are a couple of tips for you to follow so you don’t do any damage or limit any potential dust entering the camera. When removing a lens from on the camera always have the replacement lens ready to go nearby. As you remove the lens from the camera, point the camera body down to restrict any potential dust particles entering the body and landing on the censor, it’s not a fun […]

Follow all the madness here, or sign up for the notifications here. I have a few filters in my bag and I want to share some examples. I have a Polarising filter which helps reduce reflections and darken the sky in landscape photos. I also have a nice set of Cokin filters I use for landscape photography. They are great for creating effects like golden sunrises or to blur out running water in waterfall photos. Really nice filters to have. If you can’t purchase either of those then I recommend at least buying a UV filter to protect your lens. […]

Follow all the madness here, or sign up for the notifications here. If you’re stuck for inspiration and struggling for creativity, it’s a good idea to just grab your camera and go for a walk. You can do this alone or organise a group of people. This can be a good opportunity to meet with some like minded people and bounce questions off and just generally share in the fun of photo hunting. Also it’s good to do your own photo walk by yourself as well. Spend a few hours trekking around your community photographing people and places. You might […]