Getting started with
Digital SLR Photography

The basics that will make sense
of your fancy new toy   MORE …

Learning from examples

Picking up where the first article finished   MORE …

Understanding aperture

One of the fundamental things controlling exposure   MORE …

Understanding shutter speed

One of the other fundamental things controlling exposure   MORE …

Washed-out colours in photos

Why it happens and how to avoid it   MORE …

Understanding exposure compensation

Why your camera sometimes gets it wrong, and what you can do about it   MORE …

Understanding dynamic range

Dealing with too much contrast   MORE …

Working in harsh light

Getting some of the colour back into midday photography   MORE …

Getting sharper pictures

Understanding the things that stop your photos from being tack-sharp   MORE …

Noise in your images

What causes it, and what you can do about it   MORE …

Photographing small critters at night

Taking pictures in the dark doesn’t have to be complicated   MORE …

Taking pictures of the moon

You need a fairly long lens, and these simple tricks   MORE …

Megapixels

How many is enough?   MORE …

How much camera gear
do you need?

Sometimes, less really is more   MORE …

How to choose a lens

The right choice will not only improve your photography, but could also save you money   MORE …

Tips for using tripods

Getting the most of them   MORE …

JPG versus RAW

Which is the best workflow?   MORE …

Understanding histograms

Making sense of this handy tool   MORE …

APS-C vs full frame

The differences explained, and how it affects your pictures   MORE …

Pixel density

Helping APS-C cameras photograph distant objects   MORE …

Fast lens, slow lens

What’s the difference?   MORE …

Understanding colour temperature

It doesn’t have to be complicated   MORE …

Understanding resolution

What it means, as it applies to digital photography   MORE …

What’s a 100% crop?

I explain a term you often hear in digital photography   MORE …

What is bracketing?

A commonly used word for a handy trick   MORE …

What are specular highlights?

You’ll recognise them when you see them   MORE …

Using a telephoto lens to blur the background

This is a handy trick. I explain how it works   MORE …

Macro photography part 1

Using your DSLR for bug shots   MORE …

Macro photography part 2

Ironing the bugs out of bug shots   MORE …

One simple trick

The easiest way to get better wildlife photos   MORE …

Wildlife photography

Here’s a collection of tricks to improve your photos of animals   MORE …

Bird photography part 1

Learning to take shots of one of the most abundant but challenging critters   MORE …

Bird photography part 2

More ways to enhance your bird shots   MORE …

How I take my photos of frogs

These tiny critters require a technique all their own.   MORE …

Using software to ‘fix’ your photos

A few suggestions for image editing   MORE …

Image stacking

Using software to achieve extraordinary Depth of Field   MORE …

Sneaky deep-etching

A fast way to cut complicated objects out of their backgrounds   MORE …

Photo Gallery

Pics of Australian critters   MORE …

Photo Sales

Looking for an Australian nature pic? My photo library is growing   MORE …

The elusive waterskiing duck

It started off as a fun idea. It turned into a kind of an obsession, and a blog   MORE …

Extreme close-ups

Can you guess what I was
photographing in these pictures?   MORE …