SLR Photography Guide Blog

Photograph human experiences tell the story

2009-11-10T01:01:31Z

#2 Photography Tip - for those who don't like reading.

Quick photography tips - crop tightly for impact

2009-11-10T00:41:51Z

The beginning of 101 Quick Photography Tips. Quick photography tips for those who don't like reading!

Canon EOS 5D Mark 11 camera review by photography enthusiast

2009-10-31T06:31:06Z

Canon EOS 5D Mark 11 camera review by photography enthusiast. Includes sample photographs and video taken with a Canon 5D Mark 11. Find out why I upgraded from my original 5D SLR camera to a 5D Mark 11. Do I think it was worth the upgrade?

zoo photography, tips for photographing zoo animals

2009-10-30T04:17:08Z

Tips explaining how to photograph zoo animals. Lenses, tripods, as well as 10 useful photography tips for beginners wanting to take good zoo shots.

Canon 5D Mark 11 video examples

2009-08-31T05:48:31Z

More and more digital SLRs are now being built with a movie recording mode. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is one of the highest spec models offering full HD at 1920x1080p. After viewing a couple of dozen video's taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark 11, I can honestly say it rivals the quality of high end movie recording equipment. But don't take my word for it, check out some of these videos and see for yourself.

Digital Camera photographer of the year 2009

2009-08-19T02:15:23Z

Enteries are now open for one of the World's biggest photography competitions, Digital Camera Photographer Of The Year 2009. Prize money is totalling 10 000 pounds and categories include nature, people, landscape, travel, black and white, digital vision.

Tips for illustrating height within photographs

2009-04-22T00:21:29Z

Tips for illustrating height within photographs. How to show the enormity of a place or subject by photographing people standing next to them. Illustrative examples of height and perspective.

Tips for photographing travels through other tourists and people

2009-04-15T23:54:08Z

Travel Photography Tips - Stand back and photograph other travellers around you. Tips for photographing your travels as seen through the experiences of other tourists and people. View examples and tips for travel photography.

Smoke photography 15 examples smoke photography art how to

2009-02-16T00:51:32Z

15 inspirational examples of smoke photography, or smoke art as it's also known. Smoke photography is rapidily gaining popularity and these examples will literally take your breath away. At the end of the post is a tutorial by Terry Watson, explaining how to do smoke art.

Photographing reflections 25 inspirational examples

2009-02-08T04:56:07Z

25 inspirational examples of reflective photography. Photographs that include reflections can often result in the most beautiful of images as you'll soon see by these examples. Reflections can include those created through the use of water, mirrors or shiny objects and surfaces. Hope you enjoy these examples as much as I did.

Blog - Photography equipment and camera reviews

2009-02-07T10:25:18Z

Reviews of digital SLR cameras and equipment such as lenses, camera bags, tripods etc will now continue on this blog. Reviews so far include: AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens, Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens, Digital Optic closeup macro filters, amongst others.

0.9ND Lee filter, Slow motion water with a .9 ND Lee filter

2008-12-14T03:56:43Z

Discussion on what situtations are most useful for adding a .9 ND Filter to your camera setup. Includes photographs of slow motion water taken with the help of a .9 ND Lee Filter and how it was used.

Combining 2 Lee Filters .9 ND plus Coral Stripe

2008-12-12T23:13:43Z

Combining 2 Lee Filters .9 ND (neutral density) plus a Coral Stripe for landscape photography. Explains when these two filters go well together and gives an example photograph.

nightscapes like daytime, long exposure landscapes

2008-12-12T01:01:53Z

How to photograph nightscapes with long exposure, so they look like daytime shots. As you'll see by the example images, landscapes that would normally be photographed during the day, can look quite dreamy when taken at night with a long exposure.

Hand held panorama tips photographing panoramas

2008-11-29T07:24:27Z

Tips for photographing panorama's. Also includes an example of a hand held panorama taken at Manly Beach in Sydney Australia, with an explaination of how several shots were merged into one image with software.