Flowers in a Green Field - by nhburdick This weekend your challenge is to take an image on the theme of ‘Less is More’. We’re going for a fair ‘minimalistic’ approach this time around. Feel free to interpret the theme … Read More

Photo by algo One of my favorite things to photograph is Mushrooms – in this post I’ll give you some tips on how to do it. As a child I had a love hate relationship with Mushrooms. It all started … Read More

1.}  Bump bump bump (“did you ever ride a Wump?” - Dr. Seuss ) Obviously, get that bump! There are a couple must-have bump shots: Hands-on-bump (don’t forget Dad and siblings if there are any!) Sonogram photo is a cute … Read More

A Guest Post by Eva Polak . Attending a photography workshop is the best way to learn new skills. Not only will it improve your technique and expand your knowledge, it will also expose you to a range of interesting … Read More

In this post, Steve Berardi from PhotoNaturalist discusses eight tips for photographing butterflies. Photo by Steve Berardi Butterflies are pretty sensitive little creatures. Get too close, and they’ll fly away in a hurry. And, even when you do get close, … Read More

Have you ever erased someone’s moles only to get a “oh…um….ok” response? I have. We might think we’re doing someone a favour by removing imperfections from their features but when does is go too far? What are the rules about … Read More

Let’s face it. We don’t always have all the time in the world to do a portrait session. Clients run late. The light fades. Opportunity is not always on our side. What happens when you are in a crunch, and … Read More

Over the last few weeks we’ve been asking readers whether they use the video feature on their digital camera. While the largest response was ‘My Camera Doesn’t Have Video’ (35%) the break down between the other three responses was interesting. … Read More

How to take advantage of what is right above you. The sky is the single most abstract and dynamic canvas that a photographer has at his disposal. It is an endless source of inspiration that can change a boring photo … Read More

Time for a new POLL. Do You Share The Images You Take Online – if so, how often? I know many of our readers do share photos online on photoblogs or via photo sharing services like Flickr – but this … Read More