Tag: DSLR

  • A Glimpse Into the Future of Photography Through Innovative Camera Technology

    A Glimpse Into the Future of Photography Through Innovative Camera Technology

    In this blog post, we will explore innovations and technology that will shape the world of photography in the years to come. Have you ever wondered what the future of photography holds? What kind of camera technology will be available in just a few short years from now? 2023 is just around the corner and with it comes an exciting new wave of innovative camera technology. The rapid advances in imaging technology over the past decade have made the possibilities for photographers almost limitless. From higher resolution sensors to more powerful processors, camera technology is evolving faster than ever before. As we look to the future, we can expect to see photography move in a direction that is more creative, immersive, and accessible. Emerging technologies are paving the way for a vast array of new tools and possibilities that will revolutionize the way we capture images. Let’s take a look at some of the most exciting innovations in camera technology for 2023 and beyond.

  • The Essential Landscape Photography Camera Gear Guide: How to Choose the Right Lens & Camera for Incredible Results

    The Essential Landscape Photography Camera Gear Guide: How to Choose the Right Lens & Camera for Incredible Results

    Capturing the grandeur of nature with a single frame can be incredibly gratifying. But to capture exemplary landscape shots you need the right kind of landscape photography camera gear.

  • Cold Climates – Photography in Arctic Conditions

    Cold Climates – Photography in Arctic Conditions

    It is important to keep your feet warm and dry as possible. It is worth investing in strong hiking boots which have good waterproof qualities. If you can, finger a bit of waterproof wax around all the material and stitching on your boots.

  • Magic Lantern Firmware – Canon 5D mark II

    Magic Lantern Firmware – Canon 5D mark II

    For Canon Cameras, there is a FREE firmware called Magic Lantern. Magic Lantern is an enhanced upgrade to the Canon DSLR firmware. If you have a Canon DSLR and like experimenting with digital technology, then Magic Lantern could be for you.

  • Mother of a Morning – Glacier Beach Iceland

    Mother of a Morning – Glacier Beach Iceland

    Nacreous clouds are ice particles high up in the atmosphere that catch sunlight long before sunrise. They are also known as Polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) or Mother of Pearl clouds because they glow with a variety of pearl like colours.

  • January Star – Icelandic Ice Beach

    January Star – Icelandic Ice Beach

    It was horrible conditions that brought about this beauty. We were sand blasted and windswept on the black sand beach, day 2 of a 3 day tour.

  • Colour Ripples – Glacier Ice on Diamond Beach

    Colour Ripples – Glacier Ice on Diamond Beach

    We caught the tail end of the overnight storm at Jokulsarlon Diamond Ice Beach. The wind & sand created incredible scalloped textures in the fresh glacier ice.

  • Magic Cloth Trouble shooting

    Magic Cloth Trouble shooting

    Though this technique produces some beautiful images for me, it is not without it’s issues.

  • I have a Canon 5D mark III

    I have a Canon 5D mark III

    As soon as my batteries charged, I went through the Canon 5D instruction manual. Although this taught me nothing new, I worked out how to set mirror lock up very quickly, iso50, not so quickly and high iso noise reduction.

  • Night Photography 2 – overcoming the darkness

    Night Photography 2 – overcoming the darkness

    Night photography is a challenging hobby. You are taking a picture in conditions where you can barely see your camera. You have to wait around in the coldest part of the day for long periods of time and all those minutes could be wasted if you don’t plan to overcome the basic obstacles which shooting in the dark can present.

  • Advanced Photoshop – Dramatic Mono Conversion

    Advanced Photoshop – Dramatic Mono Conversion

    This tutorial looks at ways to convert your image to black and white using the tools available in Photoshop CS3. There may be work-arounds for other versions of photoshop or other image editors, but the work horse in this tutorial is the powerful ‘Black and White Tool’ in CS3 which has a great selection of […]

  • Photoshop basics – simple colour correction – colour cast fix

    Photoshop basics – simple colour correction – colour cast fix

    This simple colour correction technique shows you how to correct the colour cast in J-pegs or Tiff files, using Adobe Photoshop

  • Focusing Landscapes – Hyperfocal Distance

    Focusing Landscapes – Hyperfocal Distance

    Hyperfocal distance involves careful focusing adjustments to ensure that objects close to the camera and objects in the distance all have the same sharp focus. 

  • Photoshop Basics – noise reduction

    Photoshop Basics – noise reduction

    No camera is perfect. If we push it to the limits of high iso and intense processing, we are going to experience the number one weakness of a digital camera – NOISE. In camera noise control Modern DSLRs have good quality high iso. In addition, the in-camera setting can reduce noise in the higher iso […]

  • Photography Basics – camera settings and types

    Photography Basics – camera settings and types

    On a DSLR there is a choice of settings that allow you to have different levels of control over the camera. First you need to consider what you want to do, or to be precise, what kind of result do you want to achieve?