Landscape photography can be incredibly difficult to master, especially as it’s extremely hard to capture the moment with a point and shoot attitude.

This isn’t to say you can’t get a great landscape scene from your mobile phone, but it’s incredibly rare to capture the raw beauty without changing some settings or thinking about the composition first.

Because it can be quite a difficulty form of photography to master, here are 3 mistakes that you should avoid when trying to capture the dramatic landscape in your photograph.

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We love taking photos. From live action shots to subdued subtle landscapes and dramatic portraits, snapping pictures is an art form we can’t help but admire. Every photographer, however, will know that what makes or breaks a photo isn’t necessarily the subject or the angle, it’s the lighting. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to capturing live action pictures, we want nothing but the best. We want the focus on our target object. We want a perfect crystallised image, frozen on our screen in fine detail. To help you capture great images time and time again, we’ve come up with a few tips. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, thousands of keen photographers stood outside on a chilly September night, trying to take pictures of a rare supermoon lunar eclipse. For many, however, the results were… less than impressive. It turns out that taking a good picture of the moon – even when it’s at its largest – is not a simple proposition.
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The zoo is the perfect place for photographers of all experiences to get some all important practice in when it comes to taking photographs of animals.

Although the chances of you seeing animals is greatly increased while in a zoo, there are challenges that you will come up against when trying to photograph these magnificent animals. If you have ever tried to take a picture through a glass enclosure or a wire cage, you will know exactly what we are talking about!

However, there are ways around these challenges, and it is possible to take great photos of the animals that you will see!

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A lot of people look at photography as a hobby and think that it’s too expensive; the cost of a high-end DSLR, the price of new lenses and all the fancy equipment you need – it all adds up. And there’s no way around it, because taking great pictures requires an expensive camera, right?

Well, no. In fact, you could probably sell your digital camera right now and still be able to take great photographs without it.

Taking a great picture requires a camera, certainly – but more than that it requires a good eye, and more than often a lot of luck and good timing.
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Photographs have always been an integral part of most people’s lives. From reminding them of childhoods that they can’t quite remember, to documenting memories of important events in their lives, it’s hard to think of a world where photographs didn’t exist.

With over 350 million photographs being uploaded to Facebook every day, it’s easy to see how popular taking photographs has become, and it’s no longer just a job for professionals… everyone can get involved.

The exciting thing about being able to capture a moment in a photograph is the power that a single image can hold. Think about it; you’ve just captured a moment in time in a still image that can be kept for a lifetime. We’d say that’s pretty powerful stuff.

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With the recent trailer for the upcoming ‘Victor Frankenstein’ being released, it got us thinking about the use of cameras in film and how far they’ve come. While you might be wondering what the connection is between Frankenstein and cameras, you might be surprised to find out that both share an interesting history. As Camera’s got further in development, so did the Frankenstein films and you can credit nearly every camera in the history of film making being used to make one. So we thought, ‘hey why not pick a few faves and spotlight them here?’ So that’s exactly what we’re going to do. Here are the best Frankenstein films (from a camera perspective).  Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to being a photographer or even just taking pictures in general, it’s quite hard to not invade the privacy of people around you.

Even though you will be in your subject’s personal space while you are taking photographs, it is extremely important to know how to make the situation less awkward and as least invasive as possible for your subject… and you!

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The camera exchange service we provide from our Camera Exchange Store throws out some incredible pieces of camera technology, so much so that it can be hard to believe our customers are willing to let them go! Having said that we don’t expect to be seeing the following piece of technology arriving any time soon…

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