Photography Tips

As an adult it’s common to wish to pick up new skills as your tastes and interests change. Perhaps you thought it was a drag having to remember your French vocab lists in high school, whereas now you would relish the opportunity to learn some conversational French prior to a…

How does your night-time photography generally turn out? If you are like most people, you take stunning photos at sunrise and sunset, pretty good photos during the day… but your night-time photography is a little lacking. It can be so disappointing when you have the perfect photo opportunity all set…

On the one hand, pet photography is a skill that can be learned. There are professional photographers who, while they usually charge an arm and a leg, can all but guarantee to provide you with the perfect photo of your pet every time. On the other hand, landing the perfect…

If you’ve ever taken a quick food selfie before digging in at your favourite restaurant, or if you’ve ever wanted to capture the memory of the time your pavlova turned out perfectly without a single crack, you’d know that taking effective photographs of food is nowhere near as easy as…

All of us take photographs and some of us even manage to do an OK job, but not even the best equipment in the world is going to take your photography to the next level. Photography, like any artistic pursuit, takes practice. Passion and patience is also vital. So while…

Group photos can be a lot of fun, but they can look messy, appear contrived, cause offense and, generally, fail miserably if not done properly. I’ve seen many a professional photographer fumble at the hands of a group photo, particularly the larger ones of 20 or more that require giving…

We all enjoy taking pictures of our friends and family for keepsakes, but it’s important to remember there’s a difference between capturing memories for public consumption and capturing memories for private photo prints. While out and about having a good time, many of us enjoy an alcoholic drink. However, just…

We’re all busy people, of course, and that means we often have to make sacrifices when it comes to finding time for everything that matters in our lives. The first thing to go when things like family, work, and other responsibilities crowd in is our hobbies and pastimes. You might…

Most of us learned how to make a picture collage at some stage in elementary school. Usually the art of the collage then disappears for a decade until our 18th or 21st birthday celebrations, when parents or friends will use a corkboard collage to commemorate friendships and highlight our most…

Why are we so obsessed with our mobile phones? The 21st century has given rise to a culture of instant gratification in everything we do. Wherever we are we remain connected and are constantly sharing our lives online with friends and complete strangers alike. In the recent past, we used…