PhotoBlog
This site also documents my return to photography, one image a day, one story at a time.
02 - Don't be afraid of high ISO
Sometimes you need to bump you ISO higher than you are comfprtable with. Do it. You can fix noise, you can't fix an image with unwanted motion blur!
Prepare to be spontaneous
"Prepare to be spontaneous" is probably the most appropriate piece of advice you can give any budding photographer. But what does it mean? And how do I get prepared?
What you need to upgrade!
I am frequently asked to advice people on what and when to upgrade camera gear. There is no short answer, but generally I consider several reasons to upgrade. So if you find yourself fitting into any of these categories, my recommendations are there also. 99% of the time I would suggest people to upgrade lenses BEFORE cameras...
What gear do I need?
"Should i buy a tripod/monopod/batterygrip/filter/blar blar balr?" or words to that affect is one of the most common questions I am asked. I don't mind people asking it as it is an important question. It is easy to get dragged into GAS (gear acquisition syndrome), turning your photography hobby into a collection of all the photo-related paraphernalia you can get your hands on. At this point I will take my turn, stand up and say "Hi, my name's John, and I have GAS". I am a sucker for all camera related items/gadgets/accessories (just ask my wife), but it does not improve my photography (or my bank balance). So, to this end I've been researching what key bits of gear I consider essential, and what aren't, and I came to an interesting conclusion! We really need very little!
YIME - Amit and his tiger up a tree!
Want to learn post-processing, send me your image and see what I do, exactly! :)
This was an image sent in by Amit Vyas, and what a great image it is too to start the series with! :)