Creating a sense of place: Case Study #9

This post is one in a series on how to create a sense of place.   CASE STUDY: SEASIDE ADVENTURE Next time you’re taking photos on holiday or during a celebration, include detail shots to flesh out your story. Details shots, when added together with photos of...

Not So Fast Summer!!

Before we say goodbye to summer… Just how elaborate is the set-up to create a shot of ‘refreshing lemonade’? Surprisingly, it’s not elaborate at all! You will need: 1) Natural light 2) A drinking glass filled with sparkling/mineral water 3) A lemon slice 4) A...

Macro Photography

When I speak about macro/close-up photography, almost without fail, everyone thinks I’m referring to nature subjects, i.e. flowers and insects. But in fact I am suggesting one shoot anything but flowers and insects! When we turn our attention to the really small...

Getting Started With Lightroom

One of the things I like best about Lightroom is the awesome organization system that you are able to set up and easily maintain. A lot of people who are new to Lightroom don’t take advantage of this system and are missing out on the best part of this amazing photo...

Photographic Vision

In your efforts to expand your photographic vision of understanding exposure, don’t forget that you will need to start limiting your vision as well! Let me explain. It is estimated that the ‘dynamic range’ of the human eye’s ability to see light and dark...

Creating a sense of place: Case Study #8

This post is one in a series on how to create a sense of place.   CASE STUDY: ROMANTIC STAY IN A COUNTRY LODGE Next time you’re taking photos on holiday or during a celebration, include detail shots to flesh out your story. Details shots, when added together with...
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