I regularly see many photographers posting their birding images on social media, websites etc, in the typical ID pose – full body, cleanish background, head turned slightly sideways to show off the profile of the head and bill, feather detail and colours, and legs with claws. Whilst there is nothing wrong with this, I do it too, there is more to bird photography than just the typical poses. The detail in facial features and bills of birds are just waiting to be captured. Over the years I have done just… read more →
The continuation of a new series of blog posts that are here and available for your reading pleasure, I have decided to not only tell you about the amazing Sigma brand, but to teach you about how to use your camera along with your Sigma lens to capture photographic content that you’ve always wanted to have. Welcome back all, and I hope everyone is doing all well and keeping going as we continue with the national Lockdown in South Africa, but mostly I hope you advancing your photographic knowledge and… read more →
The continuation of a new series of blog posts that are here and available for your reading pleasure, I have decided to not only tell you about the amazing Sigma brand, but to teach you about how to use your camera along with your Sigma lens to capture photographic content that you’ve always wanted to have. In this 10-blog series we have just reached half way (blog post number 5) and have already covered many topics, namely, the adjustment/interaction with normal light, understanding your camera based on your photographic needs… read more →
Capturing images in low light and shooting wide open can be challenging, so here are some Tips & Techniques to help you overcome these obstacles. Firstly, my Sigma 85mm Art communicates perfectly with all my camera systems and this gives me super fast AF controls, especially in low light conditions. I achieve this my manually taking control over my camera. I always shoot Spot Metering/Single Shot and deactivate all focus tracking functions, thus giving me full control on where I wish to focus. Shooting wide open ( f1.4 – f2.8… read more →
The continuation of a new series of blog posts that are here and available for your reading pleasure, I have decided to not only tell you about the amazing Sigma brand, but to teach you about how to use your camera along with your Sigma lens to capture photographic content that you’ve always wanted to have. In our last blog we discussed using Aperture and Depth of Field when photographic certain scenes and wildlife. Each blog we are going to advance on the previous blog in developing your skills of… read more →
Ask any three nature photographers how to do birds in flight, and you’ll probably get three different responses. Everyone who do this has developed a method that works for them. Usually it is dependent on type and model of camera body, same for the lens in use and their own personal skills level. So to cut to the chase – the best way to do birds in flight: buy the most top of the line camera body from one of the major brands, buy the fastest focussing, fastest aperture lens… read more →
The continuation of a new series of blog posts that are here and available for your reading pleasure, I have decided to not only tell you about the amazing Sigma brand, but to teach you about how to use your camera along with your Sigma lens to capture photographic content that you’ve always wanted to have. In our last blog we discussed composition of a shot using the ‘Rule of Thirds” along with the utilisation of negative space and I showed an image of a bird of prey that I… read more →
Hello from Udo Kieslich, founder and owner of the College of Digital Photography in Johannesburg | www.codp.co.za. Below is a short snippet on how to go about photographing star trails using Manual exposure mode, a Nikon D850 and a Sigma 14mm f1.8 Art lens. Shoot in RAW and use a Daylight White Balance setting. Photographing Star Trails With a digital camera, the best method is to take a sequence of 30 second exposures in quick succession and stack them together in Photoshop to create the light trails. This results in… read more →
In photography, shutter speed is the length of time the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light. This is determined by setting the time in which the camera’s shutter is open while capturing a photograph. The main reason for slowing down the shutter is actually a solution to a problem. The lack of light. By lowering your shutter speed, you are extending the time in which your camera let’s in light. As a result you are able to photograph in darker situations. The problem with doing… read more →
The continuation of a new series of blog posts that are here and available for your reading pleasure, I have decided to not only tell you about the amazing Sigma brand, but to teach you about how to use your camera along with your Sigma lens to capture photographic content that you’ve always wanted to have. In our last blog we discussed photographic equipment, using your camera, and figuring out what works best for you through trial and error to suit your photographic needs. We then attempted to start off… read more →