This category is for blog posts related to photography tips. For example, tips about how to improve your photo taking or photo processing skills.
In this post, I’m going to show you how to edit your digital photos to look like film, which you can save as a preset to use in ACR or Lightroom on your own photos. Why because many photographers today who shoot digitally want to edit their photos to simulate the look of 35mm film. … Read more
In this post, I’m going to list the essential wedding photos to take of the day’s finer details from the point of view of a documentary-style wedding photographer. Why, because today many engaged couples prefer candid and natural-looking wedding photos. It’s also essential to have wedding photos of the finer details (e.g., dress, shoes, flowers, … Read more
In this post I’m going to show you how to invert colour negatives in Photoshop. You’ll also see how to remove the orange mask from 35mm colour film. Why. Because inverting scans from colour negative film can be frustrating. The results often lack the vibrant colours and good contrast you see from professional film labs. … Read more
One of the most important parts of a wedding is the ceremony. In this post, I’m going to list the must-have wedding photos to take during the wedding ceremony that newlyweds will want to look back on after their special day. This list of essential wedding ceremony photos is also from the point-of-view of a … Read more
I’ve just had two award winning photos in the Wedding Photojournalism Association (WPJA) contest. There were nearly 23,000 entries from some of the world’s best photographers – judged by genuine experts in the field and recipients of the Pulitzer Prize. So I’m rather delighted! Here are the two photos and the judge’s comments. Cake Cutting … Read more
Some wedding photographers are more expensive than others in analogy to the way some high-end products/services are more expensive than others (i.e., you get actually what you pay for!). My prices are by no means expensive, and I’d like to think I’m pretty good at what I do (well, other people and industry insiders seem … Read more
Becoming an expert requires improving one’s skills. I’ve been happy with my picture taking over the last 2-3 years, and feel this has coincided with the purchase of the Contax G2 camera system and shooting with 35mm film. I’m no stranger to using film, but it requires a keen eye, knowing that you only have … Read more
I received some great news today. I found out I’d been accepted into the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA). For those of you who have never heard of them, the WPJA is a prestigious photography organisation comprising photojournalists and wedding photographers from around the world. They only grant membership to the most talented professional wedding photographers … Read more