Jan 4, 2011

You may have a keen interest in wedding photography, or you may not, but I think you can learn lots from studying it – and I’m not just meaning that you can learn lots about how to shoot weddings. No, I mean that by studying various examples of wedding photography, you can learn how to take better photos in general. Think about it: In what other...

Jul 16, 2010

Have you ever wondered why the EXIF data isn’t showing for your photos on Flickr? I know I have, and, though it hasn’t been a major concern over the past couple of months that I’ve been using the photo-sharing site, I did wonder why my shots weren’t showing that info. The EXIF data, by the way, is all the information about how your photo...

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...

Apr 11, 2010

If there’s possibly one thing that makes a photo stand out as being ‘pro’-like, its the fact that the subject of the photo  – whether this be a person, a dog, a football or whatever – is in focus, whilst the background is a blur. This ‘blurred background’ is probably the major difference between pro-quality photos and most people’s holiday...

Feb 28, 2010

This is going to be the first of a regular feature, as I’m always browsing the hundreds of fantastic photography websites out there, and finding – and thus learning – more and more. I want to share these great features and articles with you – hopefully you’ll take as much from them as I do, and your photography knowledge – and...

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...