May 18, 2011

I’m going to be shooting some weddings soon (gulp), which means I’ll have to take some dreaded group photographs – double gulp. So I thought I’d collate some good video tips on just how to get those great group shots – from choosing a simple background, to shooting in the shade, using your flash as fill if harsh sunlight is your...

May 2, 2011

This is going to be a pretty short ‘How To’, but it’s a tip that I think can be really, really useful – and one that should make you think twice before deleting any of your photos. Basically, I think we should all be aware of just how much detail our fancy DSLRs record; all those megapixels at our disposal shouldn’t go to waste. So,...

Apr 9, 2011

This is a great video from Joe McNally, fantastic photographer and author of the bestselling photography book, ‘The Moment It Clicks’ (available from Amazon US and UK). In this video, Joe shows us just exactly how he holds and supports his camera so that he can take sharp photos, even in situations where he needs a really slow shutter speed. Try it...

Mar 27, 2011

I stumbled across this video recently, which shows a pretty neat way of changing lenses quickly. Useful if you’re anything like me, as I seem to take far too long...

Mar 17, 2011

If you’ve been wondering how the pros get those lovely blurred background in their photos of people, then wonder no more, because I’ve found a nice little video that runs through just exactly how you can get those blurred backgrounds too. By the way, I did a whole tutorial on how to blur the background in your photos a little while...

Mar 9, 2011

I really enjoy gig photography, but it can be quite challenging at the best of times! So I thought I’d put together some of the things that I’ve found most useful when taking shots of local concerts – hopefully you’ll take something from this and go on to to take some great photos of bands in your area. So, without further ado, my 5 top...

Feb 8, 2011

It’s always interesting to look at the Google Analytics data for this website, seeing how many visitors the site is getting, which websites they are coming from, whether this is their first visit or if they’re a regular – that kind of thing. But what I haven’t been paying too much attention to – until now – is looking at what...

Dec 18, 2010

Christmas Day is only a week away, and, if you’re anything like me, that means you’ll be seeing lots of family and friends – the perfect chance to get some lovely photos! Taking better shots of those people closest to me was actually the main reason why I got into photography in the first place – so I thought I’d share some tips and...

Sep 5, 2010

It has come as quite a surprise to me to find that many of my friends who have DSLRs are still only using their camera in Fully Automatic mode. Although this will indeed still take good photos, and is fine for ‘starting out’, I would really recommend that if you’ve spent £500 / $1000 + on a camera, then why not learn how to use at least some...