Discover Digital Photography

Shooting photos on a particular theme can help provide inspiration and get you out of a photographic rut, giving you inspiration for your photography. Sticking to a single theme will also force you to shoot more creatively, looking for photographs that meet your theme where you might not have seen a potential photograph before.

It has been that said the most difficult thing for man to do is to judge his or her creative work, objectively. Be honest, can you tell when your work seems to be missing something? More importantly do you know what it is that’s missing? You can only improve your photos if you set a high photo standard to compare yourself against.

Fill flash is where you use your camera's flash (or an external flash unit) as a secondary light to fill in shadows.

One of the main uses for fill flash is when photographing people under bright light (for example on a sunny day). The harsh light creates strong shadows on the face. But by using fill flash, you can add some light to the shadows and reduce their appearance.

A question that most people would ask when packing for a vacation is "how much gear should I bring?". If you bring too little, you may fear you'll miss out on a photo opportunity. On the other hand, you would not want to lug 6kg of photo gear during a vacation (that's the amount of gear I carry for 10 hours at a wedding). Over the years, I have tried out many different variations in my quest for lighter loads during a vacation. This is especially crucial when you not only have to carry your camera gear, but a baby and shopping bags as well. All the parents out there will know what I mean.

In Oct. 1978, the cover of National Geographic showed a self portrait of a gorilla using a camera. I’m serious, you can look it up if you would like. The cover shot was a self portrait, taken by a gorilla, and by the standards of the day it was actually pretty good!

Each year 100 million Americans also take some pretty good photos. OK, admittedly not all of them are that good . . . but with auto focus and extremely high mega pixels it is fairly safe to say that more people are taking better pictures than ever before. So the obvious question is where does that leave us “serious” photographers?

For many years photographers have used depth of field control as a tool to focus viewers' attention within their work. It seems recently we have forgotten how to use this incredibly effective technique. Learn how to use this properly and your photography will take on a new dimension.

One of the most common accessories that most photographers own is a tripod. There are a number of reasons why tripods are so popular, for some types of photography they are virtually indispensable. In this article we cover the benefits and disadvantages of using a tripod.

I am a newbie purchasing a DSLR camera, which one should I choose?

This is the most frequent question asked by people wanting to move up from their small digital cameras to a digital SLR camera.

Whether you are have a point and shoot or a DSLR camera, you'd want to take some 'wow' photos home from a trip. You'd also want the photos to remind you of how glad you went where you went in the first place. In the past, I had my moments when I thought, "…why didn't I see and cut out that awful lamp post at the side?" And so I grew a little wiser as I took more photos. Here are 10 tips for grabbing your shots on the road:

One of best pieces of advice for anybody undertaking wedding photography for the first time is: be prepared. Sit down with the couple well before the event and agree a list of shots, for example locations where you'll shoot just the couple and all the various groupings of family and friends. If possible, visit the locations in advance with the couple. Even if professionals don't need to do this, as an amateur it's worth leaving as little to chance as possible.

United in Love by WTL photos on flickr (licensed CC-BY-ND)