The Hobby Photographer

The DSLR Remote Have you ever wanted to trigger your camera without actually being right there to press the shutter button? Ever had trouble obtaining crisp sharp shots when shooting in low light – even when using a tripod? The DSLR Remote might just be your night in shining armour. Whether wired or wireless, a [...]

Camera Tripod – The “must have” piece of photography equipment One piece of photography equipment that I really can’t do without is my camera tripod. In fact, I actually have more than one. One is a lightweight aluminium tripod (aluminum tripod for USA readers) that I use most of the time and the other is [...]

Canon EF 50mm f 1.8 II Camera Lens I have quite a few different lenses in my camera bag. Some are good, some aren’t so good, but one that I use regularly is the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens - AKA the “nifty fifty”. I read a lot about this lens before buying it [...]

Neutral Density filters Neutral density filters, commonly called “ND Filters” are a special kind of photographic filter. They’re designed to reduce the amount of light entering the camera. Visually, they tend to look grey or black but they don’t colour your photos in any way. Neutral density filters filter all wavelengths of visible light equally [...]