Tripod use for maximum stability The stability we can achieve with our tripod is only in part thanks to its build quality. Correct positioning of the tripod allows us to obtain sharper images and prevents our equipment from accidental drop. When positioning the tripod we […]
How to choose the right tripod The tripod is one of the first accessories we get, but if we make the wrong choice we will end up buying another one or leaving it at home as we don’t see its usefulness. We need to know what […]
The exposure triangle and the camera manual controls The control of light is one of the most important topics in photography. By carefully planning your shot you can set the mood of your image in many different ways. The two main ways of controlling light on your image […]
How to photograph the Moon eclipse Tomorrow is the longest total moon eclipse of this century, and to photograph it successfully you will need a little preparation. In this article I explain how to photograph tomorrow’s eclipse, and where to do it from Genoa and Milan, […]
Backlighting: Vietnamese Springroll Sometimes a pretty simple shot like this of a Vietnamese Springroll can get complicated because of production constraints. Shooting in an already packed kitchen it was not possible to mount a lighting table, so for this photograph I could only to use […]
Winter equipment for photographers These days we are having in Europe a Siberian cold wave. Here in Brussels it seems unlikely to stop snowing, and going out to shoot gets tougher. However, as an on-location shooter, I have developed preferences for certain gear that […]
404 Camera: metal over matt When I began working in the web design one of the first things I decided was that I wanted my own 404 page (here). It makes a great help for people visiting your page, if they misspell an URL you […]
Headshots These are the two profile photographs I´m using right now (together with a more formal one, wearing jacket). It has proved really useful to have them with black and with white backgrounds, as well as in portrait and squared formats. […]
Organising your photos Keeping your photos in order is one of the most tedious things to do, but also if you do it properly it will save you a lot of time on front of the computer. And that means more time shooting. […]
Exposure 101 Exposure is the amount of light that reaches the image plane and is usually measured in EVs (exposure value). There is no one single correct exposure for a single scene, but some correct and some creative different choices for it. […]
