I’m Daniel Long and I hope you enjoy my photos!
A lot of people when they start photography are confused by all of the different settings on the camera, here’s a quick guide to 3 of them. I’ll explain what Aperture Priority (Av), Shutter Priority (Tv), and what Manual Mode is and when you should use it. I’ll also discuss what the Full Auto does and what B means on your settings dial…
How to plan a Landscape Photography photoshoot. This is what I do to get some images from around the world. If you’re stuck and want to learn how professionals plan for landscape photography photoshoots, then have a read…
A guide to photographing the iconic Scottish location, Bow Fiddle Rock on the Moray Coast of the Highlands. Only an hour and a half from Inverness, a great sunrise location…
Quick guide to back button focusing. What is it, why you need it and how to set it on your canon camera. As soon as you change to back button focusing you will soon find it a lot easier to not shift your focus by accident and it will become so habitual you will wonder why you weren’t using it before!
Photography challenge: Water. Go get some photos with water as the subject. Go for water in the landscape or water abstracts or even get some water in the studio! Explore your creativity with water…
What is Bokeh? A quick guide to the photography concept of Bokeh. It’s relationship to Depth of Field and artistic uses. With some example images to demonstrate Bokeh in use.
I list My Top 5 Photography Books to Improve Your Photography, these books live on my bookshelf and I refer back to them frequently for inspiration and to consolidate my knowledge. They have helped me improve my photography and I hope that they will help you improve yours as well.
A discussion of creativity in photography with stories from my past and my opinions on social media influence in photography.
A guide to photographing the White Cliffs of Dover, in Kent, United Kingdom. A fun location for all the family!
Photography Challenge: Detail show me your best photos that captures detail in the everyday!
What the hell is Depth of Field? An explanation of the concept of depth of field, and how it is determined by aperture, focus point and distance.
A guide to photographing Loch Morlich in the Cairngorm National Park, Scotland. Where and when to take your photos, for some amazing landscape photos.
How to find the S-Curve in a Landscape and why this is a great composition technique!
How to use a frame within your pictures to create some amazing images! The frame within a frame is a great composition technique that every photographer should know!
Photography Challenge: Trees, show me your best photos where the subject matter is trees!
What is the Rule of Thirds all about? An in-depth look at one of the basic composition techniques with some example images.
Why you should be shooting in portrait mode for landscape scenes, to improve your photography, get some inspiration and be more creative!
My Top 10 Composition Techniques when out taking Landscape photographs, including the Rule of Thirds and the Golden Ratio.
