There’s something about trees that gets to me. I’m not sure exactly what it is but something about their shape, majesty, intricacy and symbolism draws me to them as photographic subjects. Today I spent a couple of hours surfing through Flickr, particularly looking for Tree images (some OF trees and others that just include them [...]
Is there a photographer who you’ve secretly admired form afar? Someone whose work never fails to inspire you?
A Photographer who you’d love to meet and pick the brains or even spend the day with on a shoot of in the hope that some of their genius might rub off on you?
They might be a famous [...]
Photo by josef.stuefer
One subject that presents photographers with wonderful opportunities but also a lot of challenges is the spider’s web. There’s something about their delicate nature (while also being incredibly strong for their size), flexibility and beauty that draws me to them every time.
But how do you photograph spider’s webs? Here are 11 tips to [...]
One of the most common email requests that I get are from those heading up local photography clubs asking if they are able to use our tutorials in their newsletters or classes.
I get these emails on such a regular basis that I thought I’d write a post outlining how our content can be used by [...]
Here’s a quick video tutorial exploring the topic of focal length of lenses for portrait photography.
Portrait Photography Tips
I think it’s important to emphasise (as they do at the end of the video) that there are times when it’s good to shoot with a wide angle lens – but there are also some real benefits of [...]
Time for another weekly poll – this time I’m interested to hear what type of photography you do most.
I’ve nominated 9 of the most popular categories from last time we asked this (2 years ago). I know there are many other types of photography so if you do something not in the list please [...]
Earlier in the week on Twitter I asked those following the DPS twitter account what point and shoot digital camera they’d buy if they had to buy one today as a secondary camera to their DSLR.
Quite a few people responded but one camera was mentioned again and again (by over 25% of those who responded) [...]
Last week we asked readers which eye they look through the viewfinder on their camera with. The poll caused lots of discussion and confirmed what I found when I did an informal survey of my friends. Here’s the results:
See the full discussion on the topic including some of the reasons people gave for this skewing [...]
I found the Nikon D5000 to be a most interesting camera with an impressive feature list. It sits between base-level and top notch models, so it should have wide appeal.
Nikon D5000 Features
The camera uses a DX-sized 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor and 12-bit analog-to-digital conversion, backed up by Nikon’s EXPEED image processing system. The same sensor [...]
It seems to me camera manufacturers would be better off not supplying instruction manuals with new cameras. Then chopping a few dollars off the camera’s price. And we’re just as likely to see streaky bacon carriers fly across the heavens!
My reasoning is that the original manual’s 228 pages in print or PDF form are insufficient [...]
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