A Source of Photography Inspiration

Digital SLRs are like handbags. You either carry one around because you want to impress people with it. Or you have a utilitarian need for it.

I have recently become enthralled with the idea of approaching people on the street and asking to take their photo; it has built my confidence both as a photographer and as a person, I have met some amazing people and have taken many photos of which give me a great sense of pride.

I get asked this question from my friends and family at least a few times a week, and typically my answer is always the same…

In another great example provided by Alberta based landscape photographer Darwin Wiggett, he shows us the incredible difference a polarizer can make – especially when photographing water, where reflections can cloud the beauty which lies beneath the surface.

Pretty Presets and Mom & Camera have put together another great tip sheet for backlight and sunlight photography.

Here is another great guide by Pretty Presets and Mom & Camera that provides simple exposure tips in regards to aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.

This is a nice graphic by Pretty Presets and Mom & Camera that gives a few helpful window light photography tips.

The art of long exposure photography is a stunning way to capture your environment in a surreal way. It’s one of the only photographic styles that gives you the creative control to transform a scene in a way that is not visible to the human eye.

Low-light situations always require you to consider what to choose for compensation of insufficient lighting – either longer shutter speed, open aperture, ISO increase or flash usage. Let’s presume that technical aspects are clear – shutter speed is responsible for motion freezing-blurring, aperture affects depth of field, ISO increase brings up noise, and flash alters the lighting in general.

In a previous article I discussed 7 reasons to shoot RAW. If you are looking for the most flexibility and the best image quality you can squeeze from your camera, RAW is the way to go. In this post I’m going to discuss a simple workflow for RAW that will produce a nice final result.