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Category Archives: beginner photography
Lightroom 4 Tip
Have just now managed to get Adobe Lightroom 4 (LR4) downloaded, installed and my Lightroom 3 catalogue converted. A glitch! The new and updated adjustment sliders in the Development Module didn’t seem to match what I had been playing with … Continue reading
Howick Photographic Workshop.
It started off as a rather small, informal little workshop for a previous participant (Tammy) on one of our previous workshops and also for the son of some friends who is heading back to university in the next day or … Continue reading
Lightroom Shortcuts
I use Adobe Lightroom for the vast majority of my image editing and have found that these days I only really use Photoshop for stitching images into panoramas and for the more involved edits where I have to use layers … Continue reading
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Photo Tip, Canon 100 – 400 mm IS Lens
We have just got back from a few very enjoyable few days at Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve where we photographed the capture of some lions that were being moved to another game reserve for our new book on lions. During our stay … Continue reading
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Snow, Snow and More Snow
When it snows it South Africa it us usually greeted as something of a special occasion. Everyone behaves like children and there is much building of snowmen and throwing of snow balls. this inevitably leads to cold fingers, feet and, actually, everything … Continue reading
Don’t Let Bad Weather Ruin your Photographs
Despite many attempts by the powers that be, it seems that we still have absolutely no control over the weather. So what is a boy supposed to do when the weather turns and you’ve planned (or commissioned) to do that awesome, great light shoot … Continue reading
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Which lens to use – wide or telephoto
Two images today: Quite often I’m asked about lens selection and in many cases it’s quite obvious – you want to shoot a scene and need to include the whole world – it’s obvious, you need a wide angle. And … Continue reading
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Use Objects to Show Scale
Sometimes it can be very important to use well known objects in an image to show the scale of things. Take this huge pile of sugar at the Sugar terminals at Maydon Wharf. Durban. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa. Hold your finger over … Continue reading
Using a long shutter speed to illustrate movement and speed.
One of the most sort after things in photography is getting sharp images but like so much in photography this can change. Adding blur through the use of a very low shutter speed (in this case 1/8 sec) is a … Continue reading
Nile Crocodiles
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) One of my favorite animals that can be a real challenge to photograph! The Nile crocodile is the largest crocodile in Africa and second largest in the world after the salt water crocodile. Female crocodiles make superb mothers, carrying their offspring to water after they have … Continue reading
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