Tips & Tricks

Are you planning to photograph the Milky Way but don't know its position? Perhaps you want to process your images but you don't know which softwares to use? Looking for a more efficient way to process your images? Maybe you're planning a photography trip to another country but you don't know where to go. Here are 8 useful resources for...

See video at the bottom of the article for an easy-to-follow explanation.  As outdoor photographers, we often spend time in harsh conditions with strong winds that carry snow, sand or other particles. This can lead to quite the amount of dust spots on your lens or sensor, which you're not always able to clean in the field. Either it's dust spots or...

Tips for Capturing Winter Pictures Winter might be cold and dark and many prefer to stay at home in front of the fireplace with a good book. It's also a season that offers great opportunities for landscape photographers and those who defy the uninviting temperatures are rewarded with sceneries most can only dream of. The best winter pictures can make...

Photography is time-consuming. There's more to it than bringing a camera and setting it on Automatic Mode before pointing it towards everything you see, as many tend to believe. A photograph, at least a good one, often requires some knowledge before it is taken: Where will the sun be? What shutter speed is ideal? These questions are often important factors to how the image will appear. Luckily...

Ever since purchasing a circular polarizer filter several years ago, filters have played an important role in my photography. However, it wasn't until 2012 that I bought my very first Neutral Density filter; which would have a greater impact on my photography than I ever imagined. I still remember the first time I captured an image with an ND Filter...

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Have you ever heard of Bulb Mode? Perhaps you have noticed that the maximum shutter speed in your camera is 30 seconds. Maybe you've even noticed that when you scroll the wheel just one step further your display shows the words Bulb or Time. But do you know what it means? This is actually a highly valued setting among landscape photographers, especially...

Are you tired of having unwanted glare and reflections in your images? Struggling to get wet surfaces to blend into your image or perhaps you're struggling to get proper colors and contrast during daytime photography? A Circular Polarizer might be exactly what you need. To keep this article brief and easy to understand for everyone, I won't get too technical...

Since I don't have access to a studio, I've learned to work outside which really has both benefits and drawbacks. The light for instance; I try to shoot when it's a bit dimmed, like in the mornings or the afternoons.

Having a variety of filters to choose between is essential for many landscape photographers. The use of filters allows you to control light and achieve certain picturesque effects. It's true that some of these techniques can be done in post-processing but the result is rarely as good; filters are often preferred in order to remain the highest possible quality. That being said,...