Monthly Archives: September 2018
The FE 24mm f/1.4 GM is Sony’s new premium wide-angle prime lens
Sony has taken the wraps off its new FE 24mm f/1.4 GM wide-angle prime lens, which sees the brand's growing range of full-frame optics hit 30 models. The new lens is also the company's eighth high-end G Master lens. The … Continue reading
A Guide to Using Natural Light for Macro Photography
Working with natural light can seem daunting. Yet as a macro photographer, I love natural light. I’ve spent years studying it, playing with it, observing it, and watching it fall. I use it in all of my photographs. In fact, … Continue reading
Why Aperture Priority Is the Best Mode for Wedding Photography
“Real pros shoot manual.” If I had a penny for every time I had heard this in a photography forum, I could have given up wedding photography years ago and bought my own island. The sad fact is that photography … Continue reading
7 Tips for Improving Your Wildlife Photography
Creating attention-grabbing wildlife photography that makes a lasting impression is a difficult and demanding challenge. Typically you’re battling a number of uncontrollable and unpredictable elements, not least your subject’s behaviour, the weather, the environment and lighting. But, when it all … Continue reading
Nikon launches their flagship Z-series mirrorless camera lineup in India
Nikon has launched their fully mirrorless professional cameras-Z7 and Z6 in the Indian market. These cameras are company’s first such offering that competes against the likes of Sony and Panasonic. The two cameras come with several new features and new-generation … Continue reading
7 Tips to Make Travel Photography Interesting Again
It’s difficult to define travel photography these days. I see the same photos on Instagram all the time. Overly processed landscapes and sunset shots, the same pictures of a famous landmark over and over again and thousands of posed selfies … Continue reading
Tips for Using Neutral Density Filters for Cityscape Photography at Blue Hour
Neutral density filters (ND filters) are essential tools when it comes to shooting cityscapes at blue hour. Even without an ND filter, you could shoot for a few seconds of exposure (using a small aperture like f/13) when the light … Continue reading
Topaz A.I. Gigapixel Update
With the latest update to A.I.Gigapixel the first and only intelligent image resizer for your computer just became even more powerful. With additional options for image enhancement, 3 sets of new Artificial Intelligence models to resize high-quality input images or … Continue reading
Five Reasons Why I Finally Bit the Bullet Switched to Adobe Creative Cloud
When Adobe announced that they were transitioning their apps to a subscription model of the Adobe Creative Cloud in 2013, I almost fell out of my chair while clutching the cardboard box for my copy of Lightroom 4. It seemed … Continue reading
5 Ways to Photograph Birds
Birds are beautiful animals to look at and are graceful in flight. However, it can be challenging to photograph birds due to their fast-moving nature. Here are 5 methods to help you capture better bird photos. 1) Go Wild Have … Continue reading
3 Quotes for the Creative Photographer
Most of us photographers struggle with our creativity. As time goes on you’ll likely experience fewer moments of passionate inspiration and longer periods of hard work and creative dryness. It was during a period of creative dryness in my photography … Continue reading
Affinity Photo for iPad gets a major update
Serif's Affinity Photo for iPad has just had a major update with Version 1.6.9 offering a number of improvements and new features. Highlights include massively-expanded support for touch gesture control, a refined UI with much improved brush management, and a … Continue reading