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Free Digital Magazine

Welcome to the very first PiX online digital magazine. It has been a bumpy road to get here but it has been well worth it and we look forward to bringing you something unique with each new digital issue. Who knows where this platform will take us.

Nikon I am competition

Enter the “I AM …” competition and you could be the lucky winner of one of 7 amazing Coolpix S3000 cameras. Simply email us your image with the “I AM…” I AM…” logo onto your image or use some of these examples here as inspiration!

Back to Basics | Part II Aperture

Aperture is the adjustable iris in your lens, made from thin metal blades that move together to form a circular opening, which varies in size. This opening controls how much light enters the camera.

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Lights, Camera, Rock ‘n Roll

Music and photography are my two passions in life and I always jump at the chance to ‘shoot music’. Recently, a friend and fellow photographer, Ravi Panchia invited me along to a performance of a band I have not yet heard of, The Sick Leaves. The performance was for a live broadcast of MK’s Studio 1 [...]

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Studio photography on the move…

My core business is studio photography, be it capturing images of glamorous celebrities or toilet rolls for commercial use, and one tends to get into a comfort zone with your available equipment and studio facilities. Recently however I’ve had the opportunity to shoot a lot of location work which involved traveling unencumbered and making do with [...]

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Back to Basics | Part I Shutter Speed

Definition: Shutter speed is the amount of time the camera shutter is open, allowing the sensor (or film) to be exposed to light. Therefore, the longer the shutter is open for, the more light will be let in.
Shutter speed is measured in seconds (and in most cases, fractions of seconds). Short exposures times are referred to [...]

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PiX August Cover Shoot event.

We received a massive amount of emails for our cover shoot event, thanks to all who mailed us. We would have loved to invite you all but unfortunately we have limited space available in the studio. We are planning to do this with every cover shoot so keep an eye on the website for more details. [...]

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PiX Digital Magazine ‘Beta’

As you may have noticed, the July issue of the digital magazine has not been uploaded yet. Unfortunately there are still a few kinks in the system which we are working on, these include optimized loading times and a download option for the digital magazine so that you can enjoy it offline. The world cup did [...]

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Studio photography on the move…

My core business is studio photography, be it capturing images of glamorous celebrities or toilet rolls for commercial use, and one tends to get into a comfort zone with your available equipment and studio facilities. Recently however I’ve had the opportunity to shoot a lot of location work which involved traveling unencumbered and making do with [...]

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Upload a Photo: and the winner is!

We received a few impressive entries but in the end Tim Molepo’s entry came out tops in our office poll. Congratulations Tim and enjoy the memory card and PiX subscription.

Taken on a Canon 50D with 18-55 IS lens.
Not exactly the look I was looking for. Wish I could get both sides reflecting but was short [...]

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PiX August Edition Cover Shoot

On Sunday the 18th of July, PiX and the Academy of Creative Photography will be shooting the cover for the August/September edition. This cover-shoot workshop will give you more insight into how we construct our cover shots and how we set up the lighting, among other things. This is also a great opportunity to meet and [...]

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How to make a Polar Planet in Photoshop

Polar Panoramas, also known as Pano Planets and Polar Planets, probably won’t be the next best selling photographic service to make you millions, but it is one of the most rewarding ways you can display your landscape photographs. While the results are rather eye-catching, these images are in reality very easy to make, requiring only basic [...]

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