Photography techniques – Hyperfocal distance
Hyperfocal distance is the art in photography of achieving as much sharpness as possible throughout the image. In other words, it involves careful focusing adjustments to ensure that objects close to the camera and objects in the distance all have the same sharp focus, but more accurately, the hyperfocal distance is that point of focus where things are in focus from a point half way between you and the focal point all the way onward to infinity. Hyper-focal distance is more of a landscape photographer’s concept. When shooting landscapes, I never use auto-focus. Although the Hyperfocal...
Read MorePhotography Basics – camera settings
On a DSLR there is a choice of settings that allow you to have different levels of control over the camera. First you need to consider what you want to do, or to be precise, what kind of result do you want to achieve? Av – Aperture Priority – This control lets you choose the aperture and the camera will control everything else automatically Tv – Shutter Priority – This control lets you choose the shutter speed and the camera will control everything else automatically. M – Manual – This puts you in control of everything. Aperture priority mode is...
Read MoreWhich DSRL should I buy?
This site is all about creating great images from a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex camera). So what should you look for if you are buying one? The question is very pertinent as there are a lot of very good DSLRs on the market these days. Ten years ago, it wasn’t even worth buying the best DSLR because the quality didn’t compare to film. But in many ways, digital technology has surpassed film. The big names are always worth looking at; Canon, Nikon, Olympus etc, but because this is now a digital market, some new names are making a mark in the camera world, such as Sony and...
Read MoreInspiration
Hello Readers This post is going to be pure waffle… you have been warned! Question one: It makes me wonder sometimes why do I enjoy taking and making pictures so much, I don’t do it for the money, so what exactly do I get out of it? It all started when I moved to Iceland five years ago. I came to Iceland for many reasons, many of which have faded, but in some ways photography has kept me here longer than I should have been. The nature here is very unforgiving at times and very generous at other times… just like the people I suppose. It was the Aurora Borealis or Northern...
Read MoreLandscape 101
Were you seriously expecting a blog post to cover the topic of landscape photography? Ok, I will let you off, but here are a few thoughts on what landscape photography is, what it tries to be and what landscape photographers attempt to create. What words come to mind when you hear the word ‘Landscape’? Scenery, nature, wilderness, vista, horizon, foreground, sky, natural light… if they are anything like my list, then you must be pretty cool! Yes landscape is all about capturing the scenery presented to us in the great outdoors. But is it as simple as going outside and...
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