Inspiration is a funny thing. Some call it a muse, some say it is being in “the zone”. When the muse or inspiration visits you, you can create amazing images. We have all had this happen to us. We go out on a particular day and everything we shoot “works”. We seem to get great…
I have recently become the owner of a Nikon D800 and some new lenses. Yes, I know, its not a big deal really, but in the process of making the upgrade (I have been shooting on a Nikon D80 for 7 years now) I gave myself some hurdles to jump over before jumping in and…
I love breathtaking images of a wide vista from a place I have never seen before. I especially love an image like that if it is full of visual information. As a landscape photographer, I love my wide angle lens. I love it for a few reasons, I can fit more into the scene than…
Light is the most critical component of your photography. I use a system for every image called the 4C’s, it helps me to put everything in place when I have time to setup the shot. The 4C’s are Colour, Contrast, Composition and Control. More on this in later posts, but without Light, you simply cannot…
As you may know, I really enjoy taking photos with my iPhone. It truly is a great tool for some quick photography and sometimes you may surprise yourself at the images you get (I still get amazed at some of the images I get). Over the past year, I have spent some time experimenting with…
Its not a very flattering description, but it works. In my opinion, photographers should be “light snobs”…what do I mean by that. Well, being a light snob is like being a food snob. You seek out the best light (like seeking out the best food), you only shoot in the best light (think…best restaurant) and…
Its not a crazy question…promise. I know that we all know that our iPhones or smartphones have cameras built in, but are they any use? Hence the question, is an iPhone a camera? Or maybe phrased differently, is an iPhone a serious camera? Can you use an iPhone as an everyday camera? Many people walking…
I am a city dweller, I live in downtown Vancouver. Sometimes that can be a hindrance to taking the kind of stark and surreal landscape images that I would like to be taking in the Canadian Rockies, but sometimes it challenges me to think a little more. I was watching the latest Batman movie a…
So, what is a photowalk? Well, its a group of photographers, amateur and professional alike that get together and capture images of anything they feel is compelling enough. It takes only 2 hours and I am fortunate to be leading the Johannesburg Photowalk in this worldwide event and I think it is going to be…
