I've started a new feature in the "Venture Horizons" monthly newsletter that we send to our customers and friends (you can sign up for the newsletter by filling in the form on the right-hand sidebar). In this feature I provide the back story and thinking...
Not long ago, I wrote an article for people who are looking to buy their first "serious photography" camera, entitled "Thinking of getting a camera?" Since then, I've often been asked by new photographers, "What lens should I get next?" It's a bit of a...
I brought the Sony A6000 compact system camera (CSC) with me on this trip to Italy because I wanted to be able to travel light while exploring and sightseeing. In the past, I have traveled with a Nikon DSLR (first a D700 followed by a...
If you've had a look at the entries for the Urban Twilight Photo Walk Competition, you'll realise that it's pretty hard to pick a winner. After much deliberation, it came down to two very strong entries and, thus, two winners! Paean Ng Ray Ross Both images show a...
The last two tutorials on this blog were aimed at sizing images for print using Adobe Lightroom 5 and Adobe Photoshop CC 2014. Here's a new tutorial devoted to sizing images for screen display using Lightroom 5. Sizing images for various displays is a perennial question...
As part of the Urban Twilight Photo Walk, we ran a competition for best "Life on the Streets" and "Long Exposure" images. Presented here are the entries -- with the winner being announced next week (week of 23 March 2015). Stay tuned for the announcement...
Following hot on the heels of the last tutorial ("How to size digital images for printing using Lightroom 5"), here's one on doing the same thing, but using Adobe Photoshop. Again, this was "inspired" by questions I have received at various camera club competition nights in...
I've been judging at camera clubs for a while now and many clubs have a print category in their competitions. One of most frequently asked questions from club members is: "How do I get my digital image the right size for printing?" So: ask and ye...
Note: This is what you'd call a "living article" in that its content will be regularly updated as new cameras become available. The following recommendations are made at time of writing (June 2021). I'm often asked by those looking to get into photography about the most...
For some reason, I've been photographing quite a bit of light painting lately -- usually steel wool spins, which are awesome because they remind me of fireworks. It could well be that my mate, Shane Taylor, who is quite into light painting, has been asking...