Photo enlargement is a growing trend that allows anyone from professional photographers to amateur digital camera buffs turn their precious moments into poster-sized works of art. In this tutorial, Tim Faught, President of Posterjack.ca , Canada's leading...

Since the inception of photography, tripods have been a principal accessory for photographers. Anyone who has ever tried to capture a sharp, natural looking photo in low light will tell you a tripod is simply a must. Thinking about doing some close up...

Part 3 of 3 - Fixing White Balance After you Shoot: In the first 2 tutorials we talked about how you can get perfect colour by spending a few seconds either using your white balance presets or using a custom white balance. Although I'd highly recommend...

Part 2 of 3 - Getting the Colour Perfect Every Shot: When do you need accurate colour and why is it important? To really appreciate why you would want to use a custom white balance you have to put yourself into a few scenarios. Firstly, most of us hate...

Part 1 of 3 - Getting It Right In Camera With Presets: Many times I’m sure you’ve taken a shot and said to yourself, “That colour doesn’t look right.” It seems to yellow, blue, green or pink. Believe me you’re not the only one who has come across this...

Last year, we issued a tip that offered a few pointers on how to take the ‘flash look’ out of your flash photos . In that tip we mentioned that if you own a digital camera with a flash hot-shoe ( DSLR or high-end point & shoot ), you should really...

If you’re a budding photo enthusiast who has already taken hundreds of pictures, you’ve probably noticed that your camera just doesn’t seem to capture things exactly the way your eyes sees them. Although your pictures are pretty good overall, they just...

How many times have you taken what you consider to be a great shot, only to find yourself less than impressed with it when you view it on the computer? This happens all the time. Often when taking a shot there are many factors in play that influence our...

For many photo enthusiasts in southern Ontario, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is time for one of the most pleasant photo adventures of the year. If you're the kind of photo buff that likes to pack a lunch and go for a hike in the woods, there's simply...

With the arrival of the digital photo age many budding photographers have questioned whether or not special effect filters are still needed. After all, image editing software programs like Adobe's Photoshop® seem to let you enhance photos just about any...