How I use Gurushots, and Tipps & Tricks — Welcome to part III of this Gurushots article series. In the first part, I covered all the basics but sprinkled in some tips & tricks as well. If you don’t know what Gurushots is and how it works, then I would recommend spending a bit of time reading the first…

Change your perspective — A lot of people have started close-up photography lately as you don’t need to travel for it, you have a whole new world of images right where you are now. You don’t even have to move anywhere to take a good macro photography shot, you can do it at home…

This is part II of the Gurushots series. In the first part, I covered all the basics but sprinkled in some tips & tricks as well. …

Extensive starter guide and personal thoughts — I have been playing with Gurushots on and off for a while now, and wanted to tell you how it works, my experiences, some tips & tricks, and what I love and hate about it. If you are not familiar with Gurushots, I would describe it as a social media…

How it all comes together — This is now the last part of the series about that ominous thing called ‘Exposure Triangle’. It helps if you understand Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO to get the most out of this article, as I will not explain these concepts in detail, but talk about how they all three…

Make some noise! If you are as old as I am and grew up in Germany (as I did), then you would come across something called DIN, which film manufacturer used to describe how light sensitive their films were. …

Depth of Field on Steroids for your Macro Shots — When you are doing macro photography, the benefit is you can find heaps of subjects in your garden (if you have one) or around where you live. No need to pay for a trip to Iceland or Paris or New York. Great macro opportunities are everywhere. My guess is that…

Take any camera and create fascinating multilayered 360 degree images — When I am walking in the nearby park at lunchtime, I am always searching for ways to create new images from ordinary objects. When there are no sweeping landscapes and grand architecture to point your camera at, you have to be more resourceful to create unusual images. …

Let’s clear up some confusion, shall we? — When I joined a photo club several years ago, I didn’t know how clubs are organized in New Zealand (where I live) or anywhere in the world. New Zealand I slowly got an understanding that we have local clubs, regions (which is a more geographic boundary than a legal entity), and a…