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4 Rules of Composition for Landscape Photography
While I’m not always a fan of sticking strictly to the ‘rules’ or ‘guidelines’ of photography I think they can be well worth knowing and keeping in the back of your mind as you shoot (whether it’s so you can follow them or break them for effect). Here’s four ‘rules’ for landscape photography that might […]
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Photographing Cormorants with the Tamron 150-600mm VC
Over the past week or so I’ve been out taking a lot of images to prepare for my upcoming review of the Tamron 150-600mm VC lens. At this point it looks like my review will be completed and up for Photography Life readers to see at the end of June. In advance of the full […]
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How to bypass the Portrait Mode on Your Digital Camera and Get Great Portrait
Photo by swankyShould I use my camera’s Portrait mode when shooting Portraits or would I be better off manually setting my camera up? Unless you have a high end DSLR, most digital cameras these days come with an array of shooting modes (including portrait mode) for a photographer to choose from when out using their […]
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6 of Lightroom’s Hidden Treasures
Lightroom is very popular for post-processing lately. In this article I will go over a few of Lightroom’s hidden treasures. See if you use these, or maybe you have some others you can share with us in the comments section. 1. Virtual Copy In Lightroom’s develop module you can have any number of something called […]
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Getting Landscapes Sharp: Hyperfocal Distances and Aperture Selection
An important element of landscape photography is ensuring that all of the key elements within your composition are sharp. This can often include foreground objects that are a matter of meters from your camera as well as background elements that can be kilometres away. Therefore, to achieve this, you need to ensure your depth of […]
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Up Close and Personal at the Zoo with the Nikon 1 V2
Recently a Photography Life contributor, Alpha Whiskey, posted a great article here on some techniques that we can use to challenge ourselves as photographers. Finding ways to grow and stimulate our individual creativity is one of the most important things we can do to advance our skill level. I gave myself one such challenge this […]
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How to Convert Portraits to B&W with Lightroom 4
In this tutorial I will show you how to convert a portrait (shot in RAW format) to a black & white image using Lightroom 4. By the end of the tutorial, and with some practice, I hope to teach you how to have full control over the look of your B&W images. While I chose […]
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“Does my butt look big in this?” – What Clothes to Wear in Portraits
What Should I Wear in my portrait? This is a question I get asked a lot by clients – so I thought it might be something that was worth some exploration in a tutorial. The clothes a person wears in a portrait can have a big impact upon the end result of your image. When […]
