Category Archives: Take Better Photos

These are common mistakes for photographers, and I’m a big believer in learning from other people’s mistakes, rather than your [...]

Critiquing your photos is one of the best ways to learn from your mistakes, and improve. When you study what’s [...]

This post is going to help you to focus, set yourself a photo challenge task, complete it, and take better [...]

When it comes to filters for digital camera, you’re mainly dealing with UV, Polarizing, and Neutral Density filters. There are [...]

It’s summer (although perhaps not in the UK), and that means it’s time to practice your outdoor photography a little [...]

I know the frustration, I’ve heard it before, and I’ve said myself. “How do I just capture what I see [...]

What is Noise and Where does it come from? Lets cover this, just so that we’re all on the same [...]

It dawned on me yesterday that I’ve written about shooting modes, and I’ve written about exposure, but I’ve never written [...]

Is this you? You don’t want to miss a potential photo thinking, ‘I can’t retake this, I better take lots of photos’, [...]

This is a common question that I’m often asked, and one that I’ve asked myself in the past. The problem can range from a simple lacking of knowledge about exposure, to being unfamiliar with metering modes, or how to calibrate your camera and monitor. Here is a list of problems and how you can fix them; learn from my mistakes, not your own!