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...
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...
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...
Photographing wildlife while on a safari is both challenging and rewarding. Challenging because there’s a whole set of elements outside of your control and rewarding when you know you have nailed that shot. In the previous article (Part 1) we looked at the equipment and preparation...
I'm sitting at The Ark in Aberdare National Park in Kenya, watching Cape Buffaloes, warthogs, elephants and a range of birds at the watering hole adjacent to the lodge. I'm about 7 days into a 12 day photographic safari and I have shot (with camera)...
Part 2: Travel and photography in the land of the long white cloud Those of you following this series will know that Part 1 focused on photographic equipment and shooting locations in the South Island. The thing about New Zealand is that you could easily turn your...