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How to quickly blur backgrounds in Photoshop
Here’s a quick and easy way for us wildlife and bird photographers to blur busy backgrounds using Photoshop. Let’s make some groovy bokeh!
Eliminate Noise at Capture by Exposing To The Right
Learn not to trust your camera's meter! Exposing to the right can radically improve the noise characteristics of an image.
Creating Wildlife Panoramas
Wildlife Panoramas can be a wonderful way to add a different look to your images. Here are some of my top tips for success.
The Fighting Zebra of Rietvlei
It's spring at Rietvlei Nature Reserve and that means it is time for Zebra Battles! Find out where to find the action and how to photograph the drama in the grasslands.
Why Does the Rule of Thirds Work in Photography?
Ever wondered what the reasoning and reality are behind the Rule-of-Thirds in photography? I have, I decided to explore the concept, its history and the reasons it seems to work.
Bird in flight tricks for photographing over water
Bird-in-flight photography is a pastime that bewitches many a nature photographer. The effortless beauty of birds is something wonderful to see but capturing it can be difficult! In this post, I'm sharing one of my favourite BIF spots and a special trick that I use there.
Photographs as Production events?
Production Planning a Photograph? Spontaneity is great but sometimes planning your photograph can take an idea a lot further.
The Southern Night Sky - Part 3: Night Panoramas
Night Sky Panoramas are some of my favourite things to photograph. They are technically challenging during capture and post and they are stunning in their expressive scale. Learn how to capture them in Southern Africa!