Sep 25, 2011

This is my first review of a digital photography tutorial DVD on LearningTheLight, as I’ve only ever reviewed photography books and gear before. It’s been really quite eye-opening for me to sit and watch a professional photographer talk about everything from depth of field and aperture, to composition and camera controls – I’ve found that...

Aug 16, 2011

I’m really thrilled to bring you an interview with David Charlwood today, a fantastic wedding photographer from the UK. David was one of the very first photographers I started to follow on Twitter (follow him here), and he also featured in my very first ‘I Wish I’d Taken This Photo’ article back in March 2010. So, without further ado,...

Aug 12, 2011

 SimpleSLR: Hands-On Photography Training, is a fantastic book from Andy Lim – well known in the photography world for his photography classes and tutorials (as well as great images, of course!). His new book (which is available to buy here) is an extension of his classes; fitting in lots of practical lessons and examples to get the new DSLR-owner up to...

Aug 10, 2011

For a while now, I’ve been featuring a ‘how to’ photography video at the top-left corner of this site. Judging by various feedback left on our facebook page and twitter, some of the most popular videos have been Ethan Wilding’s ‘Photography in 90 seconds’ tutorials. They really are great little videos, especially for the...

Aug 8, 2011

Emma Case I’m very excited to announce the first of what will be a new series of posts on LearningTheLight.com: ‘Learn From The Experts’, where professional photographers will share their tips, tricks, anecdotes and words of wisdom for us all. And I’m even more excited that our first expert on board is none other than Emma Case, of...

Jun 26, 2011

The Speedliter’s Handbook, by Syl Arena The Speedliter’s Handbook, by Syl Arena, is the best book about off-camera flash photography that I have ever read. Go buy it – it’s that simple! (It’s available from Amazon US and UK, by the way). If a three-sentence review isn’t quite good enough for you, though, you may want to...

May 11, 2011

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II was the second lens I bought for my DSLR, right after I got my first telephoto (the Canon 55 – 250mm zoom, which you can also read my review of, should you wish to). I wanted a lens with a really wide maximum aperture so I could take photos in lowlight without a flash, and I didn’t want to break the bank – so the...

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 12, 2011

Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF-S 17 – 55mm f/2.8 IS USM Aperture: f/2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec ISO: 800 Flash: Bounced from wall on left, using a Canon 430 EX II Focal Length: 55 mm Shooting Mode: Aperture Priority Exposure Compensation: -1 step Photoshop: Lightroom 3; converted to black and white, increased contrast, cropped, and added vignette. Sorry...