When people begin photography, one typical question they ask is what makes a great landscape photo and what doesn’t? Why do some photos jump out and others don’t? Why do professional photographers create great landscapes and how can I do the same? These should be any aspiring photographers thought. We aim to explore these questions. […]
by Bob Simpson (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for the Sunshine Coast) Nail the focus Accurate focusing is fundamental to achieving sharp images….no surprises there! A common selling-point for new camera models is the promise of better and faster auto-focus, with more AF sensor points, new focus-tracking modes, and improved AF performance in low […]
by Bob Simpson (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for the Sunshine Coast) Most digital images benefit from some post-capture sharpening. Digital camera sensors and lenses always blur an image to some degree and to correct this, photo-software like Photoshop has a range of sharpening options like unsharp mask, smart sharpen and the high pass filter. […]
You don’t need a flashy expensive camera to take some amazing photos. With the right knowledge and some imagination, any camera you have is capable of capturing some great photos together with a little post processing to finish. And there is no more widely used camera today than the iPhone – it is always there […]
by Bob Simpson (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for the Sunshine Coast) Sitting in camp at Sundown National Park recently after a tiring but satisfying morning photographing the stars from a high ridge, I was prompted (once again) to review the contents of my camera pack. It’s something I’m sure we all do from time […]
by Steven Fudge (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for Brisbane) This lone mangrove has been much photographed over the years by various Brisbane and south-east-Queensland-based based photographers. It holds a certain charm for many and for myself – well, I’m just a sucker for trees in water, dead or otherwise! This one and its brother […]
by Bob Simpson (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for the Sunshine Coast) In June this year I spent a few days camping at New England National Park near Armidale in New South Wales. It was only the second time I’d been there, the first being in 2012 when I arrived to a drizzly 4°C in […]
by Bob Simpson (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for the Sunshine Coast) Are you the kind of landscape photographer who finds a composition and then steadfastly sticks with your choice and waits for the light to do its stuff? Or do you continually move around looking for alternative perspectives on a scene? I’ve seen this […]
By Mel Sinclair (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for Brisbane) Years ago when I started out, I thought I had everything I needed. A camera, a lens, a computer. I was set, ready and rearing to go like a drag racer at the starting line! Little did I know that there’s so much more to […]
By Mel Sinclair (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for Brisbane) “How lucky are you right now?” my alter ego spoke to me in disbelief. “Seriously! Shake your head, bat your eyelids, yes kiddo, this is real, you are really standing at the edge of a glacial lagoon on the other side of the world!” There […]
By Ricardo Da Cunha (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for Melbourne) For a long time the vast majority of my images came as a result of planning. They were born from a pre-visualisation in my head and patience for the right conditions to come together. However these days I must admit I do very little […]
by Bob Simpson (One Stop Photo Workshops tutor for the Sunshine Coast) Over the coming months we plan to highlight the work of our photography workshop tutors by posting behind-the-scenes looks at some of their favourite images. Every image we create as photographers is the result of a series of practical, technical and artistic decisions […]
By Ricardo Da Cunha Keep the following tips handy with you next time you’re fortunate enough to capture some images from the air! 1. Shoot using the following base settings: aperture – f/5.6; shutter speed – 1/800 (set to this using TV priority mode) and set the ISO to whatever is required to achieve the […]
By Ricardo Da Cunha The following 5 tips represent the top 5 things that have helped me the most to develop as a photographer and I continually refer to these to further my development. I hope they too can help you along your own journey. 1. It sounds simple but it’s true; looking […]
By Ricardo Da Cunha This next educational blog demonstrates how to shoot and then stitch a panorama image. This first part focuses on what is required when out shooting the panorama where part two will then provide instructions on how to finally stitch the separate images taken to produce the panorama. The advent of […]
By Ricardo Da Cunha Along with composition, the quality of light is perhaps the most important factor affecting the success of a landscape photograph. Whilst composition can be completely controlled, good quality light on the other hand cannot. We can however control the direction of the light and therefore use the optimum angle of […]