Justin Morrison

So you love photography and you’ve decided you want to push your images to the next level. Maybe you’ve had a point-and-shoot for a few years now and you’ve used it to death. Maybe you’ve found yourself looking at photographs on blogs and in magazines and thought “How can I make my images look that good?” Well chances are those images were made using a DSLR. Today I’m going to look at some of the advantages of the DSLR over the point-and-shoot, and some of the reasons why you might want to make the leap to the world of the DSLR.

Long-distance photography offers some unique opportunities and perspectives that would otherwise be unavailable to us, and as a technique can help us to create a distinctive style in our photography.   Today I’m going to look at some of the scenarios in which you can use long-distance photography effectively and also offer some tips on how to get the most from your long-distance photography.

One of the hottest new features in camera technology is on-board wireless capabilities, which allow you to download, backup and share your photos without the need to physically connect your camera to a computer.   Today I’m going to look a little deeper into the wifi functions currently available and the way various manufacturers are incorporating them into their latest models.

The summer is finally in full swing, and if you’re a parent like me, you’re probably spending a lot more time with your kids now that school is out.    The summer is an important time in the lives of children, arguably the highlight of the year, and as parents it’s our job to document these fun-packed, carefree days.   Today I’m going to give you my angle on taking great photographs of your kids.

Saturday the 21st was summer solstice, the longest day of the year the official start of summer 2014. Canadians really come alive in the summer, and on these long beautiful summer days you can feel all that energy stored up over the winter. Summer is a great time to dust off that camera that’s been sitting on the shelf and get outside and make some great photos. Today I’m going to give you my top 5 tips for shooting amazing photographs this summer.

The Canon SX600 is a 16 mega pixel point-and-shoot, with a 18x optical zoom. It’s a small and lightweight camera, which makes that big optical zoom all the more impressive. It comes with some unique shooting modes too – including ‘Wink Self-Timer’. Read on to learn more…

Wedding photography is one of the most demanding forms of photography you can practice. You need to know your equipment inside out, and you need to be able to work fast and unobtrusively, you need to be creative at a second’s notice and make the best of the environment you’re in. You also need to have a really strong grasp of lighting and know how to deal with tricky low-light situations. Today I’m going to give you my top 5 tips for making great wedding photographs.  

High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography has been one of the big photographic movements of recent times, and although the form has existed since the 1800s, it’s really taken on a life of it’s own since the Digital Boom.   Today I’m going to give you the ingredients and know-how you need to try some HDR for yourself.

There’s a lot of camera categories out there, but let’s face it, none sounds cooler than hyperzoom. These are the cameras that offer 30x optical zoom (or greater) and allow you to get photos that you cannot otherwise get, without some seriously expensive (professional) equipment.   Today we’re going to look take a look at some of the feature, pros and cons of this interesting category.