Guest Post: ‘Capturing Those Special Moments in Time’ by Mitchell Krog
I’ve always had a love for nature and the world around me and photography just opened up my eyes even more to the wonders of this world. To me there is nothing more special than capturing unique moments in time and having them there forever for the world to see. Photography is such a powerful [...]
Guest Post: ‘Capturing the Moment’ by Hilton Kotze
I always find my self helping or offering advice to fellow photographers or novice photographers that I meet along the way on my travels to the remote wildlife areas of our beautiful Africa. So strange as it may seem when I was asked by Gerry to do an article on wildlife and photography, I found [...]
Guest Post: ‘Shooting Africa in Black and White’ by Gerry van der Walt
Wildlife photography is widely regarded as one of the more challenging forms of the craft. Apart from sound technical skills to help you deal with challenging lighting conditions you also need a great deal of patience and luck.
The reality is that you will not always get the shot you want. Sorry, but you won’t. That’s [...]
Guest Post: ‘Wildlife Photography Q&A’ by Gerry van der Walt
Wildlife photography is one of the more difficult types of photography out there. But it doesn’t have to be.
It is all too common for someone to have a passion for both wildlife and photography which ultimately leads to wildlife photography. The combination is beautiful and it’s almost like it was designed for each other. Grabbing [...]
Guest Post: ‘Black and White. Why?’ by Grant Marcus
Taking pictures or converting images into monochrome is as popular now as it has ever been. With colour film and the modern digital technology that are available today monochrome for me still brings out the magical reality of a specific scene. It brings out the mood and atmosphere of certain scenes. The way I convert [...]
Guest Post: ‘It Never Hurts to Have a Dream’ by David Lloyd
Someone once remarked to me the pointlessness of storing pictures on computers after taking them. I did this for a long time. Then I used my other skills to make a website to show them to other people. Then suddenly with that, a Flickr account, and a Facebook fan page I’ve had an unexpected number [...]
Guest Post: ‘The Photo Safari Business’ by Shem Compion
Gerry asked me to pen a few thoughts about the photo safari business. The more I thought about it, the harder it became. Firstly I don’t know where to start, and once I do get started, I won’t know when to end- there is so much to talk about. I tried making a video to [...]
Guest Post: ‘Photographing Quintessential African Sunsets and Silhouettes’ by Buddy Eleazer
Elephants Along the Chobe
I normally discuss the importance of having the sun to ones back or at a favorable angle when shooting during the golden hours to make sure that there is sufficient light to add features to your subject. However, for many, the most powerful images of Africa are those creating silhouettes while shooting [...]
Guest Post: “Blending Landscape HDR Images” by Hougaard Malan
First and foremost, I want to clear a certain disillusion that has entered people’s minds about HDR. It is in no way some miraculous technique to make a mediocre photo an amazing one ,neither is it the gateway to becoming a great digital landscape photographer. Post processing will always play a minor role in creating [...]
Guest Post: “Wildlife Photographs That Work” by Chad Cocking
Greetings Photo-Africa readers!
My name is Chad Cocking, and for the last three years I have been working at a field guide in the northern Timbavati Private Game Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger Park. I was based at Motswari Game Lodge, a warm and welcoming camp that allowed me to live a dream and be [...]
Guest Post: ‘A Time to Reflect’ by Greg du Toit
I once read a now obscure book or article on success. It advised that one should take time to reflect on the successes along life’s path no matter how big or small they may be. Seemingly, by way of cerebral osmosis, this notion was archived in my long-term memory. Now, years later, two recent achievements [...]
Guest Post: ‘Photography Ethics’ by Albie Venter
My personal approach to photography is a very conservation orientated one. I enjoy documenting interesting aspects of nature and then communicating this to others. Even Lodge Photography, the more commercial side of my photography is focused on Game Lodges in natural areas. By photographing these places I hope to create images that would draw people [...]
Guest Post: ‘Shared Moments’ by Pieter Pretorius
Hello. How are you at this moment?
Gerry asked if I could write something for you to read about photography or about my photography, this is what came up in my mind and I hope you enjoy it, perhaps even take something from it.
Perhaps the greatest thing I have learned from photography, or that [...]
Guest Post: ‘Southern Africa in HDR’ by Morkel Erasmus
I must be honest, I was a bit taken aback when Gerry asked me to be write a “guest photographer” blog for Photo-Africa. After all, I am the one with the newish blog supposed to be asking guys like Gerry to post guest blogs on my page. Nevertheless, I am honoured to do just that.
I [...]
Guest Post: ‘Photographing Leopards’ by Marius Coetzee
As a wildlife photographer I have been very fortunate to photograph in many different African countries, from the rainforests of East & Central Africa to the beaches of South Africa. I have had the opportunity to photograph creatures from Mountain Gorilla’s to Ghost crabs.
But nothing compares quite like photographing a leopard in its wild habitat. [...]
Guest Post: ‘Different’ by Kerry de Bruyn
What makes an image a great one, one that will stay in your mind for a very long time? In one word, my answer to that question is, different.
Wildlife photography is a huge passion of mine but I often get stuck when trying to think of new ways to show off these animals. You see, [...]
