Adding a L-Bracket to your camera to use on a tripod
Have you ever tried to take a photo using your tripod and want to put the camera into portrait or vertical orientation? Does your tripod feel a bit off centre? Or maybe your camera keeps […]
Getting the best night photos using a tripod
Before we start the post today I want to talk to you about comments on my blog. Now nothing bad. I have noticed that people don’t always get to see their comments here. I don’t […]
The 3 Legged Things that keep your camera still
The time is getting close for my trip and I have to start making decisions about the gear I am going to take with me. There are obvious things like cameras and lenses, but there […]
Trying out some lenses – Bird photography in the area
Today I have some bird photos for you. All the images were taken this weekend. As you might have guessed I have two lenses, the Tamron 150-500mm and the Fujifilm 150-600mm. I’ve used the Tamron […]
Using a manual again – Lensbaby Velvet 56
I have talked about the Velvet 56 from Lensbaby before and for macro, it is one of my favourite lenses. You can achieve a lot with it, but at the same time, you also have […]
Extension tubes vs no extension tubes
I know I did a post about extension tubes once before, and I think I told you that I was going to try and get more to see how they would work. Well, I got […]
Tamron 17-70mm – Learning new things
I was loaned the Tamron 17-70mm F/2.8 Di III-A2 VC RXD for a month or two from Tamron Australia and was able to get out with it a bit. There is no doubt that it is a […]
Christmas and birthday presents – Some are better than others
Well, I was a very lucky girl at Christmas and look what Santa left me. Did you guess it was a macro lens? This is the Fujifilm XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro Lens. […]
More from the Tamron 150-500mm – Animals at the Zoo
Last Friday I did a post on using the Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD lens. It is a big lens and great for taking wildlife photos. I’m sure there are lots of other things you […]
Trying gear – Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD
Recently I was given an opportunity to try the Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD lens for Fujifilm. It has been great seeing them bring out more lenses for the X series cameras that Fujifilm makes. […]
Looking back on my time with the Wacom – It is about to go back
I’ve had the Wacom Cintiq Pro 16 for quite some time now and more than enough time to work out what I like and what I don’t. Then comes the question, would I buy one. […]
Getting a new phone and playing with a Wacom Cintiq Pro 16
So much new gear. Well, not really. I did get a new phone, and I do have the Wacom Cintiq Pro 16, but the second one is only on loan.
Well, I did it, and so happy I did
Do you remember back in December I was loaned the Tamron 18-300mm lens for the Fujifilm?
Trying out Fujifilm lenses while in New Zealand
A couple of weeks ago I did a post on the Fujifilm X-T3 camera, but while I was using it I was also trying out their lenses for my trip to New Zealand. When it […]
Gear Talk – My New Favourite Lens
Not long after I started writing for Digital Photography School I was asked to write a short article on what my favourite lens was. Back then, it was the Nikon 24-70mm 2.8 lens. However, this […]
If is a little word, but it can mean big things
Camera gear is important if you want to take photos, and over the years you change with what you are taking photos off, along with how. I thought it might be fun to take a […]
A new Wacom Tablet
A couple of weeks ago I spoke about how I wanted to get another Wacom tablet that I could use when I go away, and last week I managed to get a look at the […]
Why I need a new camera
It is true, I do need a new camera. I have loved my Nikon D800, but when it comes to long exposures it kinda sucks. Since most of the work I do is that, then […]
Gear: Wacom Tablets
Those of you that follow me on Instagram know that I recently went away and was finding it difficult to work on photos without my Wacom Intuos Pro tablet. I have one at home, but […]