I had the privilage to attend a HDR workshop held by one of South Africa’s professional landscape photographer’s, Hougaard Malan. “Landscapes include such an enormous variety of subjects that everyone can enjoy photographing them. They are everywhere. The golden light of dawn and dusk is exceptionally good for many photogenic subjects, and is widely sought…
Camera settings for shooting Rugby
Covering a Rugby match during the day in direct sunlight require some specific settings on your camera. Yesterday I covered the Griquas vs Western Province match in Kimberley on a lovely sunny day and want to share my setup that I used. Firstly I used two cameras namely a Nikon D3 and a Nikon D700. On…
HDR Photography for beginners
What is HDR Photography? HDP or High Dynamic Range Imaging is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminace between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging technoiques or photgtraphic methods. There has been a buzz recenlty about HDR photography, but many people asume that …
What is Close-up and Macro Photography?
If life is all about little details then macro photography is the shooting style for you. Some of the most popular subjects for macro photography are flowers, leaves, insects and everyday things in nature that we’re not used to seeing close-up, making macro photography so captivating. Close-up and macro photography are two of the most…
Photos will once more tell the Caster Semenya story!
On Sunday South African athlete Caster Semenya will be under the spotlight once more as she competes in the finals of the 8oom at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea . The 20-year-old South African defending champion clocked 1:58.07 in her semi-final, the fastest qualifying time. It is fair to say that Semenya, a…
Photos reveal in Bloemfontein lots of justice is to be found on the rugby pitch!!
Justice is blind we hear…or is it? This was the question as the referee Dr Brand Claasen was assisted onto the rugby pitch in Bloemfontein. The event was a rugby match between lawyers – advocates on the one side and attorneys on the other. In a match played hard, physical but also with lots of…
Photo & Film Expo 2011
PHOTO & FILM EXPO 2011 in association with PiX Magazine The 2010 event was a great success once again and feedback from visitors and exhibitors has been exceptional. Planning and sales for the 2011 event have begun already and 2011 is set to be the biggest event yet – the event is booked from the 13th…
How important is coordination between the wedding planner and wedding photographer?
The wedding photographer is a very important person at any wedding. It is up to him to capture those special moments and memories to last a lifetime. What do we need to know about our wedding photographer and are we making the right decisions in selecting the photographer? We decided to approach an experienced wedding…
The RAW Deal
Digital cameras have fantastic autofocus and exposure features, but if you want to be in control of your images, you need to shoot RAW. RAW means you are getting the full, uncompressed image as the camera sees it. If you shoot JPEG you’re letting the camera compress and process the image with a one…
An introduction to photography
This post is to cover the basics of photography and was originally written by Fredrik Silverglimth. This will also help you understand how light works with the camera. To take beautiful photographs you do not need an expensive camera and a bag full of equipment. What is important is the photographer’s ability to see his/her…
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