Undoubtedly, one of the most fulfilling experiences of any on-location photographer is being able to travel to a new, remote town, explore it, and take the client photos. One of […]
Tips for On-location Photography: The Hotel Room
Mervin McDougall
Mervin McDougall
Rediscovering my unused photos
Mervin McDougall
Recently, I decided to revisit an application which I was introduced to some time back – Guru Shots. Guru Shots advertises itself as the world’s greatest photography game. It gives […]
Narrow Your Scope
Mervin McDougall
Ok, what do I mean by narrow your scope? Well it has probably been said in a number of different ways – finding your niche or becoming that expert in […]
Another day, another image format
Mervin McDougall
Recently, I have been looking at the changes which have been taking place in the image capture industry and noticed a new image format which is coming out called JPEG […]
Use Dry Cells, Not Rechargeables
Mervin McDougall
It is a rather unusual title to begin with, but it is a very important lesson learned while shooting none-stop for 7 hours. You should always use dry cells, not […]
Back to Basics – Using the Konstructor
Mervin McDougall
Thanks to a high volume of workload recently and an interest in experimenting with something different, I decided to pick up a camera – a very simple camera. I had […]
Why you should get a fast zoom lens.
Mervin McDougall
Most manufacturers would have you believe that the reason why you want to get the top of the line fast zoom lens is to shoot in absolute darkness or to […]
Wine and Amaryllis
Mervin McDougall
What better way to spend a wet Christmas Eve evening but with wine and amaryllis. A rather uncommon weather condition resulted in a soggy, rather than a snowy, Christmas. And […]
A bit of a shift to visual narratives
Mervin McDougall
I have been considering making a bit of a change that would put more of my photographs out there and at the same time tell a story. Consequently, I have […]
Dances With Lions
Mervin McDougall
No, this is not an introduction to a Kevin Kostner film about the Native American Indian experience. This is a photograph of the Asian American experience – Dances With Lions. […]