Shooting 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 [...]

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Ponta 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 [...]

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Kriel, 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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Kriel, Hotshots (Cont)

Our Digital Photography courses website are being launched officially today and I want to welcome our Blogger subscribers who made the transition over. I hope that you will have a great experience with us and that you will benefit from the articles and posts. I would also like to encourage you to join in the [...]

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Kriel, Travel Shots

These are a few hotshots I took around Kriel during the time I presented a basic photography course there. Upon my arrival, I really thought the landscapes looked flat, but soon realised the great photo opportunities we had. I decided to share a few hotshots. Those of you who have been around will realise that [...]

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