Photography

Lens compression is a byproduct of zoom lens that has both Pros and Cons. However, you can use this to your advantage sometimes once you know how it works. Especially for landscape photography. When you take a lens that has a zoom range of 24-105mm as an example, at 24mm which is the widest focal length, distant objects will appear even further...

Accidentally deleted or formatted your Camera's memory card. Yep, I've done that!! The heart sinks and you think about those precious moments that were carefully saved on the memory card and are no longer to be seen again. Well don't lose hope just yet. There are ways of recovering the deleted photos. Before you get started, here are some...

Yesterday I attended a workshop hosted by Canon Collective a social community by Canon Australia where they gave us a taste of Timelapse photography. Emma Desira was our host who welcomed everybody to the workshop and started by explaining the concept and background of Timelapse photography. The workshop was hosted near the Archibald Fountain in...

Wonder how you can tag your photos with GPS location when your camera doesn't have built in GPS capability. Most DSLR manufacturers don't put GPS receives in your camera as they want to sell you accessories. This feature is often reserved for very high-end cameras typically used by pros. The solution is actually in your pocket. Yes that's right!!...

Earlier this year, Fujifilm Australia hosted their first ever "People with Cameras" event in Sydney which Photo Insomnia was supporting. Now we have another event coming up in a few weeks in Melbourne. Once again, we'll be supporting this fantastic event which invites everyone...no matter what brand of camera or smartphone you use to create your...

As a good friend of Fujifilm Australia, I had an opportunity (among other bloggers) to attend the launch event of Fujifilm X-T2. Of course the attendees all got the opportunity to try pre-production release of X-T2 which will be finally available in Australia as of 8th September. You also had the opportunity to ask questions to the Fujifilm...

Lens distortion is the affect on the image due to the elements in the lens. Often when taking portraits of people this distortion can affect the result which is why wider focal lengths such as 18mm or 24mm are generally not preferred. You often read about 85mm being ideal lens for taking portraits, this is because it is considered to have...

Having a sunroof is great when it's warm and sunny but I've discovered a creative use for a sunroof when it comes to Photography. But its not when it's sunny, which you have probably figured out by now. When it rains the flat glass gathers the small rain drops into larger ones and a combination of different sizes. Its perfect opportunity to take...

Ever wonder what kind of photographer you are, technically? What's your favourite Aperture? What's your favourite Focal Length? In 2014, I did a post about Lightroom Analytics (obsolete) which as a plugin you could download and use to analyse your catalog. Unfortunately the plugin is no longer available, but there is another called Lightroom...

Prints are real, you can touch them, feel them and frame them. So many of us just keep taking pictures and sharing them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+ and whatever else you can share your images online. Far too many of us actually go ahead and print images. What's the first question people ask you when you buy a new camera? How many...

Finally, a Desktop solution for publishing your images to Instagram straight out of Lightroom. The solution is a neat little plugin by LR/Instagram which is designed for Windows and Mac and works with Lightroom Version 3.0 and up to Lightroom CC. The plugin lets you upload images directly from Lightroom with your Caption and Hashtags. Although...