Dave Johnson - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Dave Johnson

Article | 18/11/2009 Frame your digital photos

It's no secret that the right frame, finished in the perfect color and style, can improve almost any photo.

Article | 18/11/2009 Finding your photos online

Recently, a friend of mine congratulated me for selling one of my wildlife photos. When I asked him what he meant, he sent me a link to a site that wa...

Article | 17/11/2009 Five tips for better photo printing

Suppose you have just taken an award-winning photo with perfect composition, great exposure, and a Pulitzer Prize-worthy subject. Or, at the very leas...

Article | 6/10/2009 Show off your high-resolution photos online

In a lot of ways, megapixels aren't that important. You'll never be able to detect the difference between an 8-megapixel and a 12-megapixel photo when...

Article | 23/10/2009 Four ways to get stunning depth of field

Everyone loves photos with a sharply defined subject and a blurry, indistinct background. This powerful photographic effect has been used for ages--an...

Article | 23/10/2009 Show off your high-resolution photos online

In a lot of ways, megapixels aren't that important. You'll never be able to detect the difference between an 8-megapixel and a 12-megapixel photo when...

Article | 23/10/2009 Free software for making panoramas

Panoramas have been around for at least a century. In the old days, though, you had to combine a series of photos using scissors, tape, and elbow grea...

Article | 23/10/2009 Digital photography tips: capture summer action

Follow these expert action photography tips to take top-notch images of subjects in motion.

Article | 23/10/2009 Get Good Photos in the Great Outdoors

Follow these digital photography tips to make the most of what Mother Nature throws at you -- or fake it with Photoshop when you get home.

Article | 31/08/2009 What you need to know to photograph an airshow

You can probably guess that a digital SLR is going to give you better results than a point and shoot--but you can still get good photos with even a co...

Article | 20/07/2009 Palm vs. Apple: Sizing up smartphone cameras

I'm something of a grumpy old man when it comes to camera phones--for years, I've resisted them, complaining that I just didn't see the point. "Using ...

Article | 14/07/2009 How to create a high-key photo

Ever wonder how photographers get the amazing results you see in professional portraits and glamour shots? Well, to be blunt, they cheat. No one ever ...

Article | 7/07/2009 Using your camera's image stabilisation

Image stabilization technology in cameras and in lenses has revolutionized digital photography, enabling photographers to get dramatically sharper pho...

Article | 3/07/2009 Photographing fireworks, step by step

Done right, fireworks photos are dynamic and colorful, and they convey a sense of action better than almost any other kind of still image. Read on to ...

Article | 11/06/2009 Layers 101: improve your photos by editing with layers

Do you use layers when editing your digital photos? If not, you're missing out on the single most powerful tool in your photo editing repertoire. Laye...