After a few minor photo competition successes, I entered the Focus Awards absolutely full of confidence, my ego had taken hold and all I could think about was all the recognition and prizes I was going to win. You guessed it, it was an absolute fail! However, failure is one of my key inspirations and […]
Long Exposures look great but can be a little tricky to get the correct exposure. Sure there are Apps and charts to help out, but, what if there was an easier way? A way that doesn’t require an App, doesn’t require a chart and most importantly doesn’t require taking your filters off to calculate the […]
You know the phrase, “A picture says a 1,000 words.” However, if we assemble 1,000 random words, will they make an interesting story? Probably not as often as we would like. You see, a photo—like a good story—must be focused. And a photo is only as good as the story it tells. If we show […]
What is the first rule of composition that we all learn at the very beginning of our journey? The Rule of Thirds—right. What if there was another simple rule, that was as good or better than the rule of thirds? I used to follow thirds blindly, placing all my subjects and horizons on or near […]
What is the best way to ensure that we obtain the perfect exposure every time? If you answered The Histogram, it’s 10 Easy Way points for you! The Histogram can be a little odd-looking and confusing, however, it is a great tool and actually fairly easy to read, once we have an understanding of exactly […]
I feel that contrast is probably the most important element in the entire world of visual arts. Let’s take a closer look. Contrast is king If Contrast was, in fact, the king of visual communication, then possibly he is only trumped by the beautiful Queen of Symmetry. We will take a look at symmetry at […]
Now generally I recommend a tripod for landscape photography, however, I do shoot a fair bit of hand-held landscapes too and trust me, I have had more than my share of blurry photos in my 15 odd years of photography. Is there anything worse than a Blurry Masterpiece? In my opinion, there is nothing worse […]
What kind of things make a photograph interesting? What can we include in our photos that will make them stronger? This is going to sound completely crazy, but I believe one of my biggest improvements in my photography came when I discovered the power of taking photos of “something” rather than pointing my camera at […]
In photography almost always, less is more. The fewer elements in a photo the clearer the story and the more impact your photo will have. Song writers tell powerful emotive stories with very few words, imagine if they were rambling on “and then this happened and then that and blah blah blah…………” They use as […]
Did you know that where you place the horizon within your photos can have a dramatic effect on the feeling of your images? Of course, it’s our job as photographers to take photos. However, it goes deeper than that—it is also our job tell interesting stories with each photo we capture. What do I mean? […]
