Do you struggle with auto focus when you're shooting macro? Switch it off. Use manual focus for precise control over how your final image looks.
Compare these 4 images, where the focus point only changes 2cm from the first to the last
Read MoreGetting started with Lightroom
Are you overwhelmed by Lightroom tutorials? Do you wish someone would just say, "Watch these 7 videos and you'll be good to go"? Well here they are. The only 7 videos you need to get started with Lightroom, and the longest takes less than 8 minutes to watch.
Read More
Week 11: HDR for floral photography
What do you think? Overblown, hyper-realistic, too vibrant? Or a jump-off-the-screen bundle of June floral abundance?
Read MoreWhy use a tripod?
3 reasons to use a tripod: 1. tiny apertures or light painting (ie. long shutter speeds); 2. precision; 3. you need an extra pair of hands. That's a lot of photos you can't take if you don't know how to stabilise your camera. (And you don't need an actual tripod for any of this if you have a pile of books or a bag of rice.)
Read More
May highlights in floral photography
Peonies take over the most photographed flower of the month mantle.
Read More
Week 10: Fix yellow shadows in a pink peony
The camera never lies, but your eyes will deceive you. Who knew that the shadows in a pink peony were actually yellow?
With a bit of Lightroom tweaking you can restore your disappointingly yellow peony to her pinkful glory.
Read More
Reverse lens macro
Take extreme macro images with no new kit at all - just your DSLR and a basic lens.
Read More
Week 9: High key close up
This week, one of my A Year With My Camera students described in our Facebook group how he aspires to take high key flower photographs like Mandy Disher. Amateur Photography magazine published a fantastic piece from Mandy where she describes her set up, lighting and gives plenty of tips (click here to read the post). My student was not getting the results he wanted, so I had a go at following the tutorial, and have found a couple of steps missing - mostly at the editing stage.
Read More