photography tips

XF300 Canon Camera

Camera Equipment Checklist

Despite how organized a trip may be, how often do you arrive at your destination, only to discover that some of your gear got left behind? Worst case scenario may be to go without it if you’re in a really remote location, or else to use some unplanned budget funds to purchase a replacement or hire a courier to make an urgent delivery to the closest form of civilization. Perhaps this sounds familiar? Continue reading “Camera Equipment Checklist”

Summer Holiday Poolside Pic

How To Document Holidays

With the festive season fast approaching, you may well be planning a holiday and perhaps contemplating how best to document it. In this super social age, most of us enjoy sharing a fresh album of beautiful photos or fun videos with our friends or followers, and with the Internet giving us the opportunity to create a living, visual legacy, we may as well make it as fabulous and meaningful as we can, don’t you think? Continue reading “How To Document Holidays”

Wow Your Website

Video is a leading means of engagement on the Internet, so it makes sense to capitalize on this to up-level your website by sharing a compelling intro video on the front page, for example. This can take many forms, depending on your focus, but a simple and impactful approach can be to film yourself speaking about what you do and why. Yet if you’re not familiar with the potentially complex process of shooting and creating videos, the thought of going about this may be overwhelming. Here are a few pointers to get you started, as well as a sample intro video from my personal website www.naomiestment.com: Continue reading “Wow Your Website”