I had the idea to inform myself (and you) about this camera accessories because I felt the need of a remote control while shooting night Christmas scenes. To explain better, my Nikon D40x, like many other cameras, can not make an exposure longer than 30 seconds without a remote - at least that’s what the [...]

If you have just purchased your Nikon D80, the controls on the outside of the camera coupled with all the menus and custom settings can be … all » downright overwhelming. We give you a structure for looking at the controls as well as a repeatable ritual for taking great photos with your new [...]

Nikon Understanding Digital Photography DVD You are ready to take your digital SLR photography beyond the automatic settings on your … all » Nikon digital SLR camera, this 45 minute Nikon School© DVD is the perfect guide. Join Bob Krist, award-winning National Geographic Traveler Photographer, on a day of shooting and instruction. Along the [...]

Cats are cute and funny and everyone who has a cat and a camera will make tons of photos with the pretty pet. As a result, the Internet gets filled up with photos of all cats in the world and “professional” photographers avoid this subject (the newest concept among photographers is that they must [...]

Hello my dear reader!
I am kind of busy at work these days, but soon the “storm” will be over and I got new interesting tutorials waiting for you. Meanwhile, there are 2 things I want to tell you:
First, don’t forget about the photojournalism contest (write your story and win a book).
Second, I’ll leave you a [...]

Passioned about underwater photography? You want to take spectacular underwater photos with a gear that is worth less than $500 US?
Here’s what tp do: look at the underwater photo gallery from the Caribbean and plan a trip to this cristal clear see. Then, while packing your stuff (snorkel and mask in the first place), read [...]

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Bird photography is one of the most popular and challenging genres of nature photography because the birds are colorful living creatures hard to observe and shoot in their fast speed life. Besides from the general photography “rules”, there are a few specific tips you should know before going out and hunt for [...]

“Now You Can Combine Underwater and Abovewater Scapes in One Photo” - this is the title of an article I read today that totally captured my attention. I spend a few neurons this summer trying to capture both the lake bottom and the sky without loosing colors and details. If the colors problem could be [...]

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During the past few days I had a walk in the park and I noticed the beginning of autumn. After a few shots capturing lonely people in the far distance on the “golden” autumn afternoon - melancholic spirit, I got connected with the ground: some leaves (left standing or prearranged) create patterns and [...]

Remember what I told you about an open wild bird photography contest? In order to prepare and get inspired, look at the video and then, below the video, some of the pictures I made yesterday (using my new Nikon D40x) at the Central Park lake in my home town. More photos and written tips on [...]