Some photographers just try too hard. Let me explain. In my mind there are two main types of images of images can you create when you go on safari. The first is a ‘proof’ shot. This is the happy snappy kind of images a great deal of people come back with and all it does [...]
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Photo-Africa Weekly Chat #17
Video Timeline 1:15 – Weekly blog post overview 6:00 – Equipment and advice from ‘pros’ 10:40 – Talking Travel with Andrew 19:30 – Discussion on female wildlife photographers 21:20 – Lightroom Tutorial: The Special Adjustment Brush 26:30 – Short rant on people who ‘steal’ online content and ideas 28:00 – Twitter as a place to [...]
It’s Just About the Light
Light can make all the difference! Yeah yeah I know. The above statement is stating the obvious but even if you know it, like most of us do, every once in a while nature just proves the point again. On Monday I was with a private photography client in Madikwe. As we sat watching a [...]
Take the Time and Your Photography Will Improve
I have said it before – one of the best ways to improve your own photography is to go and shoot with other, like minded photographers. So, this morning I had the pleasure of heading out with a private client to assist him in taking his photography to the next level. We spent the entire [...]
Sometimes You Just Have to Stop
I have been traveling the road between Johannesburg and Madikwe for more than six years now. All in all it is quite a scenic trip and on numerous occasions I have thought to myself ‘Man, that would make a nice photograph’ but I never actually stopped. Why? Well, I suppose there was always places to [...]
