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Photographing Birds – Wildlife Photography Quick Tips

May 31, 2019 In Photography Tips & Techniques

Photographing Birds – The Cold Hard Truth Birds are difficult to photograph at the best of times. In most cases, it is their call that alludes us to their presence....

Back Button Focus – Wildlife Photography Quick Tips

May 25, 2019 In Photography Tips & Techniques Uncategorized

What is Back Button Focus? By default, the shutter release button performs two functions. Firstly, you achieve focus by half-pressing the shutter release. Secondly, pressing...

Custom Shooting Modes – Wildlife Photography Quick Tips

May 16, 2019 In Photography Tips & Techniques

What are Custom Shooting Modes? (and where to find them) A custom shooting mode is a camera setting that allows the photographer to instantly recall a saved...

Pre Focusing – Wildlife Photography Quick Tips

May 10, 2019 In Photography Tips & Techniques

What is Pre-Focusing? Pre-focusing is a technique not normally associated with wildlife photography. Sports photographers, on the other hand, use this technique to great effect...

Why You Should Edit/Process Your Photos

May 2, 2019 In Fundamentals Of Photography

Should we process our photographs? Recently, I invited people to give their views and opinion on two images. The first, an unedited RAW image straight out of the camera. The second,...

GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING APERTURE

December 23, 2017 In Fundamentals Of Photography

In a previous blog, the guide to understanding exposure, I briefly talked about the three critical elements in photography that control exposure. These are shutter speed,...

Multiple Exposures “Show Jumping – The Sequel”

October 24, 2017 In Photography Tips & Techniques Uncategorized

Multiple Exposures Let me first clarify the term “multiple exposures.” Yes, I know, all you photographers out there know exactly what I am referring to when...

Show Jumping – Launceston Show

October 16, 2017 In General Interest View All Blogs

Show Jumping – The Royal Launceston Show 2017 What does a show jumping event, and a wildlife and nature photographer have in common? If you had asked me that question...

10 Bird Photography Tips

October 9, 2017 In Photography Tips & Techniques View All Blogs

“The Juggler” – Southern Carmine Bee-eater – Canon EOS 5D Mark III 500mm 1/1000 at f/10 ISO 1600 Bird Photography Bird photography is one of the most...

Guide to Understanding Exposure

September 2, 2017 In Fundamentals Of Photography View All Blogs

Understanding Exposure Perhaps you are tired of taking shots using a fully automatic mode. If you want to be more creative with your photography, then understanding the fundamentals...

Photographing Black Mambas – Favourite Photo Shoots

August 19, 2017 In General Interest View All Blogs

Photographing Black Mambas Photographing black mambas was epic. I am not an adrenalin junkie. At least I don’t think so, but I am very passionate when it comes to the natural...

How To Promote your work as a photographer

August 5, 2017 In Photography Tips & Techniques View All Blogs

Promoting Your Work – How to go about it You don’t need to make a living from photography to start promoting your work. Nor do you need to be an accomplished photographer...

Shooting in RAW vs Jpeg

July 22, 2017 In Photography Tips & Techniques View All Blogs

Raw vs. Jpeg Raw vs. Jpeg? If you are starting out in photography, then you may have asked yourself this question. Firstly it is important to realise that RAW and JPEG are file...

Photographic Styles – Choosing what’s right for you

July 8, 2017 In General Interest View All Blogs

Photographic Style Before deciding on a photographic style, note that each method requires (to quote Bryan Mills)…. “ a particular set of skills.” To assume that...

Must have Photography Apps for any nature photographer

June 24, 2017 In General Interest View All Blogs

Why are photography Apps Vital? Research plays a significant role in obtaining that perfect image. The less you leave up to “chance” the better the results will be. Here...

Is Post Processing Cheating?

June 10, 2017 In General Interest View All Blogs

Post Processing A world-renowned landscape photographer once said about post-processing: “Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing...

3 Best Places To Photograph The Duck-Billed Platypus In The Wild In Tasmania

May 27, 2017 In General Interest View All Blogs

Photographing the Duck-Billed Platypus One of the first thoughts to cross my mind when my wife and I decided to move to Tasmania, was that I would finally get to see and hopefully...

Understanding the Histogram

May 13, 2017 In Fundamentals Of Photography View All Blogs

Histogram Explained Most aspiring photographers and even the serious enthusiast often ignore the histogram when reviewing their images on the LCD screen of their cameras....

Five tips for taking images that are tack sharp

April 29, 2017 In Photography Tips & Techniques View All Blogs

Taking Tack Sharp Images Relying on your camera’s auto-focus capabilities more often than not results in less than tack sharp images. Remember they might look great...

The Hazards of Nature & Wildlife Photography

April 22, 2017 In General Interest View All Blogs

Wildlife & Nature Photography – Drawbacks Many years ago I was offered a position as a photographer for a modeling agency in Cape Town South Africa. I was young,...