We all need to be inspired from time to time. The desire to take out the camera and be creative with it isn't always easier. Often all it takes is a change in view point, a different take on whats around you in your home or community environment.

This short article will show you a few places that I like to visit regularly to get me in the mood for taking photographs.

Have you heard or seen the word “Giclée” bandied around in the photo printing and art world and wondered what the term actually means? If you are an artist or photographer you are no doubt fully aware of the meaning and you understand the printing jargon. However, for the rest of us who are simply trying to tread water in this techno/digital age, here is a simple explanation.

You may have heard the buzz word in photography at the moment, that is HDR or High Dynamic Range. It may well be an area of photography that you haven't yet explored.

Follow along with the step by step tutorial and become an expert. Discover how you can capture incredible detail in both the highlight and shadow areas, in any tricky lighting condition, with this professional technique.

Have you noticed in some lighting situations that your colours can be a bit off? Well with digital photography that's not an uncommon problem, but have no fear there is an extremely easy fix for it. The fix involves a piece of toilet paper... have a look at this great youtube video that explains what white balance is about and how you can correct it to suit any situation.