The word photography comes form the Latin ‘photo’ and ‘graphico’ and translates literally to “writing with light”.  I took that literally this weekend and did some light painting. It was a full moon on a clear, frosty night and I happened to be...

However good your images are it’s very unlikely anyone is going to come to you and ask to license them. If you can make a photo editor/journalist/designer’s job easier by delivering images to them on a platter, however,  your chances improve greatly. What started as a...

OK, so you’ve read strobist.com, and joined the Strobist Flickr group. You’ve gone on eBay and bought your “Cactus Triggers” or “Poverty Wizards”. Now it’s time to put it all together – Just how does tab A slot into tab B? Well here’s...

Even if you’ve not heard the phrase “rig photography” before, you’ve almost certainly seen examples of it. It’s the technique used to capture those images of cars speeding down the open road you see in adverts. Only it’s not half as dramatic...

He should be so annoying, but he’s not and boy does Deke McClelland know his PS keyboard shortcuts! 101 tips in a Hip Hop music video parody.

Another of my Adventures in Strobism, as originally posted on my Flickr photostream. CTO, without and with changing the WB Using info about creatively using a CTO gel on your flash by David Hobby aka The Strobist I decided to do a bit of Sunday morning experimentation. What you have...

Hand straps are great! Your camera’s always on hand (literally!) without it swinging around you neck, constantly trying to saw your head off. Canon make the E1 which attaches to the eye on the bottom of its higher end models or its battery grips. However you can get cheap and...