Category: Photography Tutorials

  • Blue skies arrrgghh!

    Blue skies arrrgghh!

    Blue skies are my favourite for sunbathing, but not for landscape photography. An opinionated article about clouds and depth.

  • Considering DOF in a beach scenic

    Considering DOF in a beach scenic

    There are times when a sea-scape requires a Deep DOF (Depth of field), but here we look at situations where you can…

  • Ansel Adams – magic card

    Ansel Adams – magic card

    In one of the last interviews with Ansel Adams he expressed excitement over the possibility of digital photography.

  • Starblobs

    Starblobs

    Blobby stars This photoshop tutorial shows how to correct out of focus stars. Night photography often involves a compromise, often the compromise…

  • TripodSnake – DIY Tripod Protectors

    TripodSnake – DIY Tripod Protectors

    The tripod snake is an accessory to help protect your tripod from the sea. This is a DIY guide to make a…

  • Photographing an erupting Geyser

    Photographing an erupting Geyser

    Golden Day We were out for the day on a Golden Circle tour. The air was cold and clean and Winter light was…

  • Suburban Northern Lights

    Suburban Northern Lights

    I advise photographers to get out of the city and away from the city lights to get the best northern lights photographs.…

  • A new addition to my lens family – Canon EF 135mm

    A new addition to my lens family – Canon EF 135mm

    Joining my 2 lenses (Ef 24mm f/1.4 and Zeiss planar 50mm f1.4) is my new lens… The Canon-EF-135mm-f-2.0-L-USM Stoรฐ Rettir The reason…

  • Shooting against the spray

    Shooting against the spray

    This article discusses tips for shooting against the rain or waterfall spray.ย  Both are common issues when you are shooting against the…

  • Intelligent focussing

    Intelligent focussing

    With the ability to crop and adjust exposure in post-processing, focusing is one aspect which cannot be changed after the fact. In…

  • Simple Magic Cloth Technique

    Simple Magic Cloth Technique

    This very simple technique is the basic for Magic Cloth photography and this video is actually a good starting point for the…

  • 20 second Reverse cloth technique

    20 second Reverse cloth technique

    The reverse cloth technique is useful if the middle part of a scene is notably brighter than the top part of the…

  • Feel the Landscape – Nature Photography

    Feel the Landscape – Nature Photography

    If you are a landscape photographer and you want to really convey the ‘feeling’ of the land, you should allow the landscape…

  • Video Tutorial: Icelandic Waterfall Skutafoss

    Video Tutorial: Icelandic Waterfall Skutafoss

    This tutorial is a demonstration of the Magic Cloth Technique to add drama to a dull sky at the SKutafoss waterfall in…

  • I have a Canon 5D mark III

    I have a Canon 5D mark III

    As soon as my batteries charged, I went through the Canon 5D instruction manual. Although this taught me nothing new, I worked…

  • Discipline in Landscape Photography

    Discipline in Landscape Photography

    This article examines what it is to have ‘Discipline’ in the art of photography and how to be a more disciplined photographer.