The goal in photography is to have your blacks black and your whites white. This is what most photography courses, books and workshops will tell you. It leaves your images looking more life like. It gives your images more ‘punch’. No the reality is that most of the time your camera will not be able [...]
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Intent, Patience, Luck
Anybody can get lucky. Anybody can go out on safari and get a fantastic wildlife shot. This Black Rhino, which is a very special sighting, walked across the road right in front of us. All I had to do was pick up the camera and shoot away. It is a great reference shot but fantastic [...]
An Old Elephant
This last week has been pretty slow from a wildlife photography point of view. In stead of digging in the archives I thought I would post a shot I got yesterday at the lodge. Shot at midday, when most people would tell you to put your camera away. The image below shows Tsokwane, one of [...]
Guest Post: ‘Black and White Photography and The Ethics Behind It’ by Etienne Oosthuizen
When asked Gerry me to be a guest blogger on Photo-Africa I was delighted at the opportunity. Especially to be considered to be at the same level of the people that have contributed to this site before and will after me…. so thank you. I had posted some black and white photos on my blog [...]
When is Enough Really Enough?
When is enough really enough? This weekend I spent a bit of time following the links to various different photography sites. I am not referring to people’s own sites where they showcase their own work but rather photo sharing sites where you can upload your images where a community of people then rate of comment [...]
