The Power of Triadic Colour
Unless you’re a dedicated B&W photographer, colour represents a powerful part of any image you create. Colour evokes emotional responses in our viewers. Blue, the colour of the sky and…
Looking for Motivation? Try a Four-Season Project
Looking for something that will motivate you to get out shooting? Why not try a Four-Season project? Simply pick a location close enough and accessible throughout the year so that…
Why Print Your Work?
Digital imaging has fundamentally changed the way we work as photographers. Digital brings immediacy, flexibility and lowers the on-going cost of creating images: once you own a digital camera, creating…
Themes
An answer to the question, “What is there to shoot?” Shooting to a theme is one way to keep your mind quietly alert to photographic opportunities. In photography, a theme…
Don’t Be a Slave to Auto White Balance
Auto White Balance: it’s one of the first things I ask my workshop students to turn off. When outdoors, choose Daylight or Cloudy white balance instead. Indoors, tungsten white balance…
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The Digital Polarizer
A polarizer is a basic filter which every photographer who works outdoors should have and know how to use. In many ways it’s the only filter, the effects of which…