Apr 27, 2010

If you’re anything like me, then one of the reasons you’re interested in photography – and why you shelled out on a nice camera – is to take some lovely shots of your family and friends. And, most of the time, I find that these photographic opportunities occur inside, where the light is low. Sure, there are the occasional barbeques outside, and holidays...

Mar 5, 2010

*Update, 17th March 2010: My local newspaper published one of my photos! More info here. I had my first taste of gig photography the other night, so I thought I’d share some of the pics I took, as well as my thoughts on the whole adventure, and what I learnt. I definitely learnt a lot! Thanks to Gregor And The Martians for letting me take so many shots of...

Feb 14, 2010

I don’t know about you, but one of my greatest bug-bears about normal low-light photography, is the horrible flash present on most cameras. We’ve all seen those awful shots, full of red-eye, where people look like they’ve just been blasted by the most unflattering light possible. I’ve heard it said that if you’ve got an enemy, just...