The season of Carmine bee-eater colonies will soon be upon us. There are already hundreds of bright red birds chirruping and hawking for insects along the Luangwa River, a sure sign that the identification of suitable nesting sites has started! Carmine bee-eaters need steep river [...]

We've all experienced it: you look through your camera, compose a beautiful scene, snap the shutter....and are disappointed with the result that appears on the back of the camera! Of course, this can happen for a number of reasons, but I am going to look [...]

The idea of a panorama is to take multiple overlapping images of a scene and then stitch the edges together using software to generate one large photo of the whole scene. In the past, this used to be a very tricky technique which involved clever [...]

In this post, I'm going to look at the technique of motion/panning blur. This is a principle which is simple in concept, but tricky to master in practice....but the best part is that it opens up a world of opportunities! The principle of motion blur [...]

Since the arrival of digital cameras, photographers have avoided the decision of whether to load colour or black and white (B&W) film into his or her camera when setting out for a shoot. Digital cameras allow us to switch with ease between full colour and [...]

We've all heard the clattering sound of an excited photographer filling his memory cards during a wildlife sighting. There are often grunts of irritation or amusement from safari-goers in nearby vehicles who wonder why he needs so many photos of a sleeping lioness! But, setting [...]

Some of the finest photos of wildlife that appear in exhibitions and on the web are a case of “right place, right time”. However, catching that magic moment is not all about luck and I am sure the photographers who put their names to those [...]

Some time back, I wrote an extensive blog about What constitutes ethical post-processing. I thought I would follow up with a blog that addresses some of most commonly-made post-processing mistakes....and how to avoid them. 1. Start with the White Balance You might have seen images [...]

Whether you use an iPhone, a point-and-shoot, a film SLR or a top-of-the-line digital SLR, the camera creates an image using a combination of 3 variables. These three variables combine to control the amount of light that creates the final image. THE THREE VARIABLES These [...]

I offer plenty of advice to my guests when we are on safari especially at the beginning of the trip and when we are approaching something exciting. I often mention an ISO that I think will give a fast enough shutter speed, or I suggest [...]