Category: Use

  • Technique: Multiflash lighting

    Technique: Multiflash lighting

    Most studio photographers already know the lighting technique using several flashes. This is the basics for them. But when you talk to wildlife or nature photographers, flash is considered anathema. And who could dispute this? Using a flash set on top of the camera will immediately lead to flattening the model with a crude light.…

  • Safari trends: Snow leopard

    Safari trends: Snow leopard

    If you are a wildlife photographer or a safari buff, you have heard (or you will soon hear) about the new destination where you will be able to find amazing big cats to photograph: Snow leopards, despite being on the brink of extinction and difficult to find, are becoming the new trend for photo safari.…

  • Ready-to-download Canon EOS R/RP manuals

    Ready-to-download Canon EOS R/RP manuals

    Finally, Canon made the user manuals available to download for the Canon EOS R and Canon EOS RP full -frame mirrorless cameras. So, here they are ready for you, if this can help you reading them. Canon EOS RP Advanced User Guide (English) Canon EOS R Advanced User Guide (English) Canon EOS RP Guide d’utilisation…

  • My own photo portfolio

    My own photo portfolio

    There, on my personal blog, I run a continuous stream of many of my newest photographs, as soon as they are available. But if I also try to group all the pictures I am most proud of. Let’s meet on: Wild Focus This is the web site of my portfolios. There, you will see the…

  • Macro photo for hummingbirds

    Macro photo for hummingbirds

    I would like to propose an idea (and practical solutions) to reach an unusual technique for unusual photo subjects. We all know about wildlife photography. Most of us have seen nice pictures taken of hummingbirds (their colors are often impressive and changing with light). Most photographers will try and make good images of a flying…

  • Upscaling a photo with free AI

    Upscaling a photo with free AI

    Problem statement Sometimes, I am somewhat dissatisfied with the size of my digital photographs. The simplest way to improve (after the fact) is to run any Photoshop-like program, and apply a resampling (resize) preferably with the Lanczos method, in order to get 2x or 3x or 4x more pixels. It is fast and efficient, but…

  • Some more waves

    Some more waves

    In a previous post here, I presented the wave photography done by Warren Keelan and Rachael Talibart. Since this is still a very attractive subject, and while I found some more aboutit, I want to share a couple of links with you. The Art of Waves: A Lifetime of Awe-Inspiring Surf Photographs talks about the…

  • Iberian lynx – Photos

    Iberian lynx – Photos

    encontrer dans l’hémisphère nord. L’une de ses sous-espèces les plus menacées est le lynx ibérique dont le nom rappelle qu’il ne se rencontre qu’en Espagne et au Portugal. Très menacé et très protégé, il est parfois possible de le trouver en images (le photographe a intérêt à se montrer discret et patient). Par exemple, il…

  • Waves!

    Waves!

    Sometimes, I see a few photos that are really astonishing. Today, I would like to share the work of two photographers who have impressed me with subjects which may appear easy: Waves. However, both of them did a great job of showing them in ways that make them shine. Warren Keelan You should visit his website, Instagram, Facebook, 500px,…