Browsing all articles by Darren Rowse.

How to Get Foregrounds Right in Photography

Photo by webinteger
After my last overseas trip I received emails from two fellow travelers from the tour group I shared two weeks with as I toured around Turkey. Both emails contained some of the ‘best’ photos that my two fellow travelers. Many of the photos that each of them took were in the same locations [...]

10 Tips for Photographing Babies

Most regular Digital Photography School readers are aware that a month ago I became a Dad. Our new son’s name is Xavier (you’ll get to know him over the course of this tutorial).
I’ve previously written about the topic of photographing babies and children from the perspective of someone who has had his services engaged to [...]

Introduction to Shutter Speed in Digital Photography

Photo by Hughes500

Previously I’ve introduced the concept of the Exposure Triangle as a way of thinking about getting out of Auto Mode and exploring the idea of manually adjusting the exposure of your shots.
The three main areas that you can adjust are ISO, Aperture and Shutter speed. I’ve previously looked at making adjustments to [...]

Minimalism in Photography

Photo by Iceburn
I was chatting to one reader last week about their photography and they shared that their main challenge in taking digital images what finding subjects to shoot because of the place where they lived. Here’s a snippet from what he said in our email conversation:

“I live in a rural area of Australia and [...]

Welcome to Digital Photography School

Welcome to DPS – a site that helps digital camera owners to get the most out of their digital cameras.

Today has seen an influx of new readers into the site (someone seems to have linked to us on a larger email newsletter – can someone email me to let me know where you’re all coming [...]

Group Assignment – Going Blue

Those of you interested in participating in a group photographic Assignment might like to check out the latest one that I’ve posted in our Flickr Group.
Group assignments are simply chances to focus in on a technique, subject matter or theme that we all do at the same time. You’ll probably have some photos in your [...]

Digital Photography School – As Featured in the Wall Street Journal

Digital Photography School was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal this last week – our first Mainstream Media mention!

Check it out at Amit’s Flickr account for the full sized photo.

thanks to Alex for letting me know.

How to Photograph Birds

The following tip has been submitted by Phillip Kirkham, a reader of DPS and avid wildlife photographer – see his own website (the source of all bird photos in this post). You can also read more about him at the end of his article.

How to photograph birds

Unfortunately, July and August are probably the worst [...]

Using White Balance as a Creative Tool

In my last post I introduced the topic of White Balance as a way of ensuring you get accurate colors in your shots.

Of course there are times when photographers do not want accurate colors in their photography. I first discovered the power of this when I bought myself a warm up filter for my film [...]

Introduction to White Balance

White Balance is an aspect of photography that many digital camera owners don’t understand or use – but it’s something well worth learning about as it can have a real impact upon the shots you take.

So for those of you who have been avoiding White Balance – let me introduce you to it. I promise [...]