Snap Shots
Looking back at 186 years of photography
Friday, 13 July 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 28 By Harry Flashman
Photography has been around for a lot longer than most people imagine. We are used to the fact that the automobile has been with us 137 years and aeroplanes around…
Weekend photographers who used polarizing filters in the days of film (remember waiting for the one hour D&P shop for your prints) have strangely seemed to avoid this filter for…
While the majority of photographs taken in the world are of people and places, there is another branch of photography that you should try, and that is Still Life photography.
Photography is often called “painting with light”, and in many ways that is true. However, “Light” comes in many different colors. This is well understood by those in the optical…
Look at the first and second shots with this week’s column. The first is of a bongo drummer photographed at a function. It is a pleasant enough sharp shot of…
It’s the glass up front that dictates the optical laws
Friday, 08 June 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 23 By Harry Flashman
There is an unfortunate idea in many people’s minds that somehow “digital” photography is different from all previous types of photography, and a completely different set of laws now prevail.…
As photography for fun begins to open up for you, it will become obvious that you need to expand your kit. However, camera gear of good quality is never cheap,…
Getting better pix through the viewfinder
Friday, 25 May 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 21 By Harry Flashman
Many people who use the viewfinder to just ensure they have the subject in the frame, are losing the first opportunity to end up with better photographs.
Seeing round corners - or eyes in the back of your head
Friday, 18 May 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 20 By Harry Flashman
Have you ever sat in a Toyota Fortuner fitted with the trick special rear vision mirror mounted on the front passenger mudguard to assist the driver in parking? The mirror…
Today’s column is brought to you by the numbers 15 and 16
Friday, 11 May 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 19 By Harry Flashman
In photography you will find that on your SLR will be a shutter speed called “15”. This represents 1/15th of a second, and for many photographers you would think that…
No, I am not suggesting you smuggle your camera into Nekkid a-go-go; the bouncers in these places tend to frown on such antics. What I am suggesting this week is…
Weird photographers - Edweard Muybridge
Friday, 27 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 17 By Harry Flashman
Photography can certainly bring out some of the real characters in this world. I was reminded of this the other day when Mr. Google had several shots in sequence of…
Photographing kids made easy (well, at least easier!)
Friday, 20 April 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 16 By Harry Flashman
My eldest son has a toddler and he sent me a photograph of his offspring. Unfortunately the shot looked as if the little chap had short legs and a large…
Pattaya seems to be filled with entrepreneurs. Every second person, and especially the ladies, has a scheme to export Thai artifacts to the thirsting throngs back in their home countries.…
There is an unfortunate idea amongst weekend photographers that the more expensive camera you use will return better photographs. Sorry, but this is not the case. There are people who…
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