Archive for the ‘ Fun Techniques ’ Category

Fun Techniques: Miniature Models

By Jack Berglund Creating a miniature effect, where a normal scene is transformed to look like a photo of a toy model, is surprisingly quick and easy and can add a new playful dimension to some of your photos. What better subject to turn into model than the striking, imaginative, almost dreamlike buildings of Antoni [ READ MORE ]

Fun Techniques: Silky Waters

By Jack Berglund In the third in the series of fun techniques you’ll learn how to create a beautiful silky water effect.  Its easy to do and something fun to try next time you’re out in nature. The basic idea is simple: hold the camera steady with a long exposure and the constantly moving and [ READ MORE ]

Fun Technique: Time to Get Flashy

By Jack Berglund In this second in the series of fun techniques, you’ll be having so much fun you won’t realize I’ve tricked you into learning what rear sync flash is and how to use it. Getting this effect is surprisingly simple, by setting your camera up correct and zooming whilst the shot is being [ READ MORE ]

Fun Technique: Panning

By Jack Berglund Thinking back to school, I can remember some of the more entertaining parts of chemistry lessons.  The teacher could have just told us that sodium in water bursts into flames and that the elements of group one get more reactive as you go down the periodic table but its more fun to [ READ MORE ]

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I started photography as a serious hobby only 18 months ago. Everything I know has been learned relatively recently and I'm still learning all the time. In this blog, I will pass on what I learn so that others starting out can get better at photography faster. My name is Jack Berglund and I'm a 30 year old Englishman living in New York.
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