PhotoGuides

A few weeks ago I was called upon to fill in as a real estate photographer. It’s something I’d never done before and with basic equipment I was a bit hesitant. Nevertheless I gave it a shot, and with a bit of experimentation I found a way to ‘fake’ having a wide-angle lens.

Simon Gregor is a professional Macro photographer who doesn’t really believe his job is ‘work’ at all. In this article, Simon shares a getting started guide for Macro photography, as well as his best tips for capturing the most best results. He believes that close up photography can help you improve extensively as a photographer. Check out his article and see some of his stunning photographs as well!

It’s pretty clear from the start that Barb’s food photography differs from others. As she put it, she’s a portrait photographer where the food is her subject. The one astounding thing about Barb’s food photography is that you can just about taste her photographs. It’s quite remarkable. In this article Barb shares an insight into her mind and shares her best tips for ‘tasting photos’.

When I first saw Naveen’s photographs it was clear that he had a fair bit of talent. Naveen specialises as an iPhoneographer, taking incredible photographs with nothing but his iPhone, editing them purely with apps. Here Naveen has compiled a full guide to iPhoneography and shared some of his stunning photographs as well.

There are few things that I take photos of that bring me more joy than a sweeping landscape photograph. There is just something fulfilling and beautiful about being able to forever capture the feelings and emotions that I felt while at a landscape location. Here are a few tips to help you develop that eye that, in my opinion, you already possess.

I’m always being asked for tips on photography and I often find myself answering with exactly the same tips. So here I’ve compiled five of my best tips to help any beginning photographer step up to the next level. They aren’t complicated or even that radical. They are five very simple ideas and qualities that every great photographer needs to follow.

Histograms are a graphic representation of the levels of light in your photo. They’re a great tool for understanding just how the light in your photo is balanced and can help you to create the perfectly exposed and balanced photograph.

Animals can be an incredible photography subject. Due to their unpredictable nature though, animals can be incredibly hard to photograph. Here are a few tips to help you out whether you’re on a safari or in your own backyard.

DSLR’s are absolutely fantastic pieces of machinery, and they can really help you unleash your creativity on your photos. And better yet, I’ve got a brief, no nonsense guide on how to work that fancy device. Now, get your camera out of Auto mode and get ready to learn!

Although misleading to use the terms ‘light’ and ‘colour’ interchangeably, colour temperature (also referred to as White Balance or WB) is a measure of how cold or warm the light, and consequently the colour, is in a photo.