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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
Swaziland Photographic Workshop
We have just returned from Swaziland and more specifically from Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary and Mkhaya Game Reserve, part of the Great Game Parks stable. The idea was to run a pilot Photographic Workshop there with the intention of holding these … Continue reading
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Local Knowledge
Just a short one this week. We were down in Durban wrapping up the photography for a book on KwaZulu Natal and one of the things we had to get was some pix of Hindu Temple Dancers. But how? I … Continue reading
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Shallow Depth of Field
I am a member of the Pix Magazine photography forum (have a look here: http://pixmag.ning.com) and from time to time members ask advice. Here’s a recent one and I’ve posted it here because I think that it could be useful … Continue reading
Moses Mabhida Stadium and other Durban Attractions.
I think it’s the most beautiful of the lot! The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa dominates the city skyline making almost ever photograph shot before its completion last year, obsolete. The graceful steel centre arch, based on the … Continue reading
The Wild Dogs of Madikwe Photographic Safari.
Wow! What a Photo Graphic Safari that was! We had 5 people join us at Jaci’s Camp in Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa’s North West Province – Lousie Donald (Publisher of Pix Magazine), Tim and Yvonne Driman, Hilary Baak … Continue reading
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Which Program for Editing Raw Images?
It’s interesting how similar issues raised themselves in batches from time to time. Recently I have had quite a few enquiries from people wanting to know which version of Photoshop to use. What I am finding with my own work … Continue reading
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Photo Tip – Photographing Waterfalls.
When I mentioned to a friend recently that we were heading out to 88m high Karkloof Falls in the Kwazulu Natal Midlands to do some pix of the falls, all he said was, “what? In this @%*$ weather – it’s … Continue reading
Howick Photo Workshop
We’ve just finished another of our Howick Photography and Photoshop Workshops held again at the delightful Yellowwood Cafe just outside town. We had some old friends along – Fran, Nick and Doug who have all done at least one of … Continue reading
