Low Key Photography: What is it and how do you get started?
Click the title of the article to read this post on Improve Photography, which includes all media files mentioned. A short while ago, I wrote an article talking about high key photography. Related to...
View ArticleWhy do photographers use green backdrops?
Why do Photographers Use Green Backdrops? This is one of those things I have often thought about but never really understood – why do photographers use green backdrops? I didn’t know so decided to find...
View ArticleTop 5 Tips for Wildlife Photography Beginners
I had the opportunity to go on a photography workshop in Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons earlier this fall and decided to challenge myself by choosing a wildlife-centric workshop. This would be a...
View Article10 ways to Improve your Photography in 2018 – How did I do?
In November of last year I wrote about 10 ideas for improving our photography in 2018. I thought is was worth revisiting this article 12months on, and seeing how I got on. So how did I get on with my...
View ArticleSix Questions to Ask at Photo Exhibits to Improve Your Photography
Everybody knows that you can learn from looking at the work of great photographers. The question is: how? Do you simply absorb knowledge by being in the same room with a bunch of Ansel Adams prints?...
View ArticleAdvanced searching in Lightroom Classic with Excire Search
If you want to get enhanced search capabilities in Lightroom Classic you need to buy a plugin – Adobe Sensei search technology is only available in Lightroom CC. Excire Search is a new plugin offering...
View ArticleEasy HDR Photography Without Bracketing
Easy HDR photography without bracketing is about using a single image, rather than a set of images to capture more detail in your scene. In a given scene, there may be a desire to capture details in...
View ArticleAurora HDR 2019 – new features that I am really liking
I have been a Lightroom user since forever. When I say forever I mean that quite literally, from Lightroom 1.0 released in 2007. I have been thinking about different software, and have considered...
View ArticlePhotographing Kids: 5 Tips for Making Commercial Clients Happy
Photographing children is difficult, even under the most favorable circumstances. Kids move around a lot. Their expressions aren’t predictable. And trying to coordinate the poses and expressions of...
View ArticleMy 10 best photography accessories – not from camera shops!
What are my 10 best (alternative) photography accessories? Read on and you will find out – here I am writing about photography accessories that you will not find in a camera shop. One of them you won't...
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