Just a quick note to let you know a great new article has been added to the Corner Resource Center. Tips for Photographing Wildlife by JeremyT is a great article, featuring 11 photographs, with various tips on photographing animals both in the wild and in captivity. The article includes tips on zoos, safaris, “little things,” the unusual, the golden hour, where to focus, backdrops, and sunsets. Read the full article here, then feel free to discuss it in the forums (link). Thanks for the great article, JeremyT! Read more »

As I slow make progress catching up adding articles, tutorials and product reviews to the Corner Resource Center, I’ll keep you posted on the blog. I decided, before I write the May Newsletter, I’d do 3 more resources (so the newsletter might not go out until late tonight, or some time tomorrow). We have an article, a tutorial and a product review to keep you busy for a while.

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If you’ve ever photographed a waterfall you’ll understand why people go back again and again and shoot them. When I lived in Victoria, Australia, I would take a trip for a day or a weekend and shoot many shots of Stevenson’s Falls. If you are fortunate to live near the Rockies in Canada or the USA then you will have a fantastic time applying what I am about to show you through some handy techniques. Read more »

It can sound a little odd that someone wants to buy an external flash when there is a flash already on the camera. So why would this be? The secret appeal to use an external flash is their flexibility in their use. They are highly versatile. You can use them with any camera. As opposed to a fixed position, the external flash is more adaptability. They can work with just about any dSLR. Read more »

It’s quite an extraordinary thing, colour. It can enhance or diminish emotion in a digital photo. It’s really that powerful. Yet working with colour, it can assist the photographer to emphasize, dramatize or detract from a certain feeling in a digital photograph. Its funny that colour can impact our senses to such a degree. When there is the absence or presence of certain colours we can feel a certain level and depth of emotion.  Read more »

A few weeks ago we experienced an uncommon, celestial event. This was when our moon turned “red”. If you didn’t catch it you certainly missed out on an amazing, humbling scene. It was one of the most beautiful things in nature I have ever seen. Read more »

If you have ever been interested in taking peoples portraits then listen up, because I’ve got some handy tips and advice to share with you. In my five years of photography experience I have learnt one thing about taking someone’s portrait. I’ve learnt that successful portrait photography hinges on your ability as the photography to bring out the absolute best in someone. We’ll go into lighting and the “gear” in just a minute, but I want to draw your attention to the fact that portrait photography depends on the interaction you have with the person. Read more »

It’s been a while since we’ve had an Articles By Amy blog post - my fault, not Amy’s. Over the next week, I’ve got half a dozen or so that I’ll be posting up (hopefully). Here’s the first one:  Read more »

Feature photography is a style often attributed to photojournalists, but used by many other types of photographers. The essence of the style is to capture candid shots of real life that provoke an emotional response. When included in a newspaper or magazine, the pictures often stand alone, so they must tell the story with little to no text. Read more »

There’s more than a few enthusiastic photographers that seek to set up a website that not only looks great, but is also a showcase of one’s most choice pictures, supported by a good dose of fascinating content. And while you’re at it, remember to make the selling photos online process easy for anyone who wishes to purchase your images… However, when it comes to the finer details there’s an abundance of choices you have to make… Read more »