What is working the scene? This is something I learnt a while ago. It means that once you are in front of a good subject or location, don't just point and shoot but instead spend some time looking for around for good compositions and clean shots. While in Paris, I visited the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (also known as The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of...
Every Photographer who has Photoshop must know how and when to use these 5 blend modes. These are quick and easy tips that all the pros use to enhance their image to help make it stand out from the rest. Jimmy Mcintyre demonstrates this in an easy to use tutorial. The 5 blend modes are: Lighten - Use this blend mode to add city lights, enhance...
Shooting Macro with X-T1 Having recently purchased the FujiFilm's flagship professional camera, the "X-T1" I was keen to have a play around with capturing some macro images. I used the 18-135mm XF lens and switched to the Macro mode. It's a bit strange having used the Canon gear for so long that on Fuji its a software setting when you want to...
I’ve been shooting with Canon gear since 2006 and a great selection of lenses from them. I’m now at a point where its not about the gear or megapixels but more about the fun and exciting of creating great images. Now over the years, travelling around with all the gear on my back or over the shoulder has been, let’s say interesting. The weight is...
The mirrorless camera revolutions seems to be sweeping into professional photography and is not just a nice camera system used by your amateur or hobbyist. These cameras are starting to make their way into professional photographer's bags and showing great promise as a replacement to traditional heavy weight DSLRs by Canon and Nikon. Lukas...
Long Exposure photography is a way to capture time and movement in one single exposure. The technique requires that your exposure be anywhere from couple of seconds to a few minutes long. The beauty of such photograph is the ability to show you something that you can't see with your naked eye. Almost all of us would have seen some examples of...
Why should I shoot in RAW? This is a question people often ask, especially newbies, people who are just starting off in photography. As soon as pick up a digital camera you realise quickly that you can almost shoot more than twice as many JPEG images as you can RAW images on the same card. So what's the advantage of shooting RAW? When ever I get...
If you are like me and love to participate in Google Plus photography themes from B&W to Macro and anything in between then you must know the painful challenge that you face. The problem is that you can't copy paste the Curator theme text from one post to another, if you do Google+ doesn't translate the +Mentions to notify people that curate...
You love taking pictures but do you backup! What is your strategy for making sure your treasured and priceless images are safe? Well most people don't think about this at all or think but never act. There are many discussions and posts on the web that explain the pros and cons of backup strategies and solutions. And I am going to talk about them...
Rules are meant to be broken. Photography should not be controlled by the rules but be based on the feeling that it creates. Traditional photographers will still tell you that rules should be followed. However, not having learnt things the traditional way but more by practice and reading online I am a true believer in creating art that appeals to...
As parents, uncles, aunties and grandparents you will have young children or babies around you whom you love to photograph and photograph beautifully to capture their innocence. As a parent myself, I love to capture photos of my daughter doing various different things. However as I have keen interest in photography whenever I post a photo of my...
Benro Tripods are great, ever since I got my Benro Tripod (Benro C2682TB1 Transformer Travel Angel Carbon Fiber Tripod) I've loved using it. Its Carbon Fibre, compact and steady tripod that you can take with you everywhere with easy. It fits in any carry on luggage so its good for short trips. Ever since putting the tripod through its paces at...