Guest blogger Nic Watson shows us how you can easily and quickly make your own strap at home. I wanted to buy a Sailor Strap online from America but couldn't justify paying US $60-$70 to have it shipped over to Australia from the US. So I went to BCF (or Walmart for our US friends) and bought some boating rope and used some I already had to make my own camera strap and hand straps. All you need are the following items: Rope for your strap (personal preference how long) (8mm diameter at least) Thin Rope for strapping Super glue Sewing kit Scissors 1. Cut the Rope Measure how long you want...

I've been predominantly shooting with Fujifilm's X-T1 mirrorless camera for the last 2 and a bit years (since late 2014). On a recent trip I decided to take my Canon 80D with me and leave the X-T1 behind. Now you might be wondering why do I own a 80D which a recent camera when I claim to be using mirrorless camera. Well I use the 80D for shooting video and vlogging for my YouTube Channel. Here are a few struggles I had with it and wished I had my X-T1 with me instead : To shoot bracketing I had to use Quick menu or delv into full Menu. On X-T1 there is a dial which you switch to and you are...

You have an iPhone and you love to take pictures with your iPhone but you probably didn't know that there are many different ways or options to trigger the shutter of your iPhone camera. Now if you don't know what I mean by "trigger the shutter", it simply implies the moment you press the button on your Camera App to take the photo. In camera terminology you are firing or triggering the shutter. So the most obvious option is to take the picture with the Camera App button which everybody knows, therefore we can't count that as one. But let's now look at 5 additional ways to do the same....

21 February, 2017 We all have a friend or know another photographer who brags about shooting in Manual Mode, plus will try to make you feel like if you are not shooting Manual Mode you are not a good photographer. Why do I need to learn Manual Mode? Is it so important? There is a computer in the DSLR that is able to take on some of the work of computing the exposure. So why not let it? Manual mode was how you shot in film days but we live in the digital age why do we need to use Manual Mode? My opinion is that it's really overrated and therefore you don't need to stress if you don't know how...

Guest blogger Marc Andre, looks at 7 things you can do to improve the results of your own landscape photography. Landscapes are a favorite subject for many photographers, but like other types of nature photography it can be quite challenging. You don't have control over elements like the weather, you can't move things like mountains and trees to create the perfect composition, and you may need to travel a bit to reach your destination. But these challenges can make landscape photography all the more rewarding when things fall together. 1. Prioritize Planning Being at the right place at the...

Von Wong's - Mad Max Shoot: Oxygen Not for Sale Benjamin Von Wong Famous for his Epic Photography Ben embarked on another supersized project depicting post-apocalyptic world where oxygen has become a rare commodity and is being harvested. Oxygen is being bought and sold by corporations for man kind to survive. His project is focused on raising awareness among society that being coal dependent when we have so much renewable energy at our disposal is harming the planet and we don't take action our future generations will struggle to survive. Behind the Scene of the Shoot Photo by Anna Tenne...