Category: Photography Techniques

23 Feb 2026 • Photography Techniques

Great product photos don’t just show an object — they remove doubt. Whether you’re listing on a marketplace, your own store, or social media, your images answer the buyer’s silent questions: What…

13 Jan 2026 • Buying Guides, Photography Techniques

Shutter speed is the single most critical variable in waterfall photography. It determines not just exposure, but the emotion of the water. Most guides offer a binary choice: “freeze” the water or…

28 Nov 2025 • Photography Techniques

Capturing the aurora borealis is part science, part patience, and part magic. Use this guide to give yourself the best chance of returning home with truly stunning images. 🎒 1. Preparation Before You…

22 Nov 2025 • Photography Techniques

Cross-polarisation (or “cross-pol”) is a photographic technique where two polarising filters – one on the light source and one on the camera – are set at 90° to each other. When aligned…

06 Feb 2021 • Filters, Photography Techniques, Tips

The cross polarising techniques is a simple one to create. Just place a polarising filter in front of the lens and photograph a stiff plastic object in front of an LCD computer…

16 Dec 2019 • Lenses, Photography Techniques, Tips

Large format photographers using cameras with bellows have always had the luxury of being able to adjust the lens and/or sensor plane so they are not parallel. This technique is performed to…

07 Mar 2018 • Photography Techniques

An amazing selection of snowflake macro photos and a article showing how to photograph snowflakes can be found on Alexey Kljatov’s ChaoticMind blog If you have an SLR you can reverse your…

17 Apr 2017 • Filters, Observations, Photography Techniques, Tips

There’s an interesting series of videos appeared that were produced by Lee Filters with conversation between the revered landscape photographers, Joe Cornish and David Noton. Epsiode 2 sees them discussing the changes…

10 Apr 2014 • Photography Techniques

In the last article we showed you how to make a custom slide duplicator for 35mm negatives and transparencies. And the first problem you will encounter when you start scanning your colour…

09 Apr 2014 • Photography Techniques

If you’ve moved over to digital from film, chances are you will have a collection of film based photographs – either negatives or transparencies.  If you don’t have a film scanner you…