tips and tutorials for digital nature photography
Sometimes it can be really annoying to get your tripod in the EXACT position you need it. Just when you think you’ve got it set, you lock in the ballhead, and realize your camera just moved down half an inch, which totally ruins your composition.
Well, luckily there are a few accessories that can help make your life easier: an L-bracket, a tripod collar, and a bubble level. [read more…]
{ 3 comments }
Do you ever wish you could add something to your nature photos that would just magically make them all super awesome and fantastic?
Well, guess what? You can!
That secret ingredient is patience. [read more…]
{ 18 comments }
Today, I’m happy to announce that the new edition of my eBook on wildflower photography is now available.
The eBook is a complete guide to photographing wildflowers with a digital SLR. It will teach you how to take stunning photos of wildflowers, and how to post-process them in Adobe Photoshop (CS 4 or later and Elements 8 or later).
The first edition was released last spring, and this new edition has been completely revamped with new sections, more example photos, and updated content (based on feedback I received on the first edition). [read more…]
{ 4 comments }
Variegated Meadowhawk (female) / Photo by Steve Berardi
The photo above is a good example. The dragonfly is pretty bright, but the background is much darker. This strong contrast of brightness helps emphasize the edges, making the outline of the dragonfly appear much sharper.
This is actually how most sharpening algorithms work in post-processing software: by increasing the contrast of brightness between edges it makes those edges stand out more and appear sharper. That’s why oversharpened images have those ugly halos. [read more…]
{ 8 comments }
Blue Lechenaultia (Lechenaultia biloba) / Photo by Rob Neave
As always, if youʼre also interested in writing a guest post, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!
My state of Western Australia is wildflower central for the known universe. For years, I was entranced by their potential as photographic subjects, but could not figure out how to do it. Eventually I bought a book called “Field Photography” by Alfred A Blaker, which showed me how to get decent shots of wildflowers.
Although the techniques presented in Blaker’s book were originally written for film photography, I have been able to also apply them to digital photography and ETTL flash.
The photo above is an example of what you’ll be able to do with these techniques. The flowers in the photo are Blue Lechenaultia. This image shows the detail and depth of field (DOF) we can get with these techniques. It was shot at f/32 and 1/200 with flash. [read more…]
{ 10 comments }
Please enter your email address below, and we'll notify you whenever we post a new article.
 |
|
 |
Subscribe by RSS |
 |
Follow us on Twitter |
 |
Join us on Facebook |
 |
Join us on Google+ |
