Archive for Travel & Landscape Photography
Featured Photographer: Bernard Pieterse
Bernard Pieterse and his friend Herly Greeff did a photography course with me just about a year back. He was barely 15 years old at the time. Over the past year we got used to amazing images by this talented young photographer. Bernard recently won the Visual School’s award for “Upcoming Photographer of the Year”. [...]
Read moreShot of the Month: September 2011
September month’s Photo Critic photography competition goes to Gustav Brandt for his image “Remembered”. You have to read his comments below, to understand what exactly happened when he got this shot. Since Gustav won the shot-of-the-month competition he was appointed as an admin for Photo Critic. Unfortunately, he wouldn’t qualify for any other awards. [...]
Read moreIndustrial Landscape Photographer, Edward Burtynsky….
Article by Trompie van der Berg… This week, we are featuring world renowned industrial landscape photographer, Edward Burtynsky. Edward has achieved international recognition for his large-format photographs of industrial landscapes. His work is housed in more than fifteen major museums including the Guggenheim Museum, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Biblioteque Nationale, Paris. [...]
Read moreShooting a Legal Landmark with a Fisheye
The Deneys Reitz building, or 15 Alice Lane Towers is the newest legal landmark of Sandton. During the past weekend I took out a class for night photography to Sandton. In between helping the students with setups and settings, I got to sneak in a few shots of my own. I decided to use my [...]
Read morePonta Do Ouro Seascapes, Colour or Black & White?
With my recent trip to Ponta Do Ouro in Mozambique, I shot most of the images, using my camera’s Auto Exposure Bracketing. Additionally, I used a * ND Grad filter (Neutral Density Graduated Filter) to darken the skies and keep the foreground bright. The result was pretty dramatic skies with detailed foregrounds. Afterwards, in the [...]
Read moreImprove your Landscape Photography
A few important tips on how to improve your landscape photography. Tips and Photographs by Danie Bester. 1. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION I have heard so many people who said that you don’t need to travel halfway around the world to get good landscape shots. I personally think this is only partially true. Sometimes we’re tied [...]
Read moreHotshots, Clarens & Golden Gate
Clarens is one of the most scenic towns in our beautiful country. Recently we had a wedding there. Unfortunately I was on a tight schedule and had to drive back the following morning. I didn’t want to let the opportunity slip completely and decided to stand up early and pass through the Golden Gate National [...]
Read moreKriel, Hotshots (Cont)
Another few HDR landscape photos from the Kriel Photography Course. My favourite shot of the period. It was quite a misty day and the HDR treatment absolutely contributes to the moodiness and drama.
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