The 2009 BBC Wildlife photographer of the year has been found guilty… ok maybe not quite but certainly was disqualified for submitting a photo of a wolf and not disclosing it was shot in captivity instead of in the wild.  Read the BBC article and then read the attached article for more details of the [...]

Hi all, Every now and then we all experience the unfortunate event of failing camera equipment.  On a recent trip to Churchill, Manitoba to do a Polar Bear shoot I had my Canon 500mm f/4 L IS lens fail on me.  I picked up the camera and ready to do a shoot, activated the auto [...]

Welcome to Red Pixel Media! In today’s quick article I want to mention the importance of where you upload your images for viewing. As mentioned in our previous article, a user always needs to read the terms of use and the copyright policy of a website and make sure you are not giving exclusive rights [...]

Welcome to Red Pixel Media! Believe it or not but we really do update this site once in a while! Sorry for the wait guys, but you’ll be enjoying some amazing pictures once our senior photographer finishes sorting pictures from his latest trip of shooting polar bears! In the mean time we invite you to [...]

Stock photography is huge for many – many photographers! However not everyone is up to selling their photo’s for such small prices. In todays article we’re going to look at the basics of stock photography and if it is worth it for you.

Those of us who have been shooting photography for a number of years remember the transition from film to digital.  Today digital photography has become very popular with most everyone having access to camera nearby, even the built in camera with their cell phone.  We have more photos today of family, friends, events, and whatever [...]

Too often I see people with cameras in their hands shooting standing up and not changing their angle of their shooting.  Shooting at different angles can prove to add some additional drama to a photo. Shooting low.  Get down… real low.  It may require you to lay on the ground, or hang the camera from [...]

Dutch angle is a technique used to create or convey dramatic effects or portray a psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed.  Dutch angle is accomplished by simply tilting the camera so the horizon is at an angle to the bottom of the frame of the shot. In this first example the Dutch angle [...]

In this day of digital photography there is no reason to take just 1 shot.  I joined a group with “A Better World” a non-profit humanitarian relief organization based in Alberta doing photography in Kenya. At the East Africa Mission Orphanage good friend Glenna asked me to come over and take some pictures of her [...]

Too often I see people doing all their shooting from a standing position only.  Not only does this not lend to creative photography it also is less inspiring when shooting children. In this photo I’m at a standing position.  You’ll see the angle from the standing position downwards to the children continues past them to [...]