Photographing small children can be quite a challenge if you are not prepared! Here are a few pointers to help ensure you get great shots, every time! Dress appropriately Children like bright colours and super heroes. Wear something cheerful. Nap When photographing babies and small children, ask the Mom to plan a nap time before the shoot. A photo session [...]

Adobe Systems South Africa will be hosting three of the world’s top evangelists from the United States as they showcase Adobe’s flagship Creative Suite 5 integrated design and productivity tools. The Ultimate Adobe CS5 Experience is a full-day workshop taking place on Thursday, 26 August 2010 at the Alexander Theatre in Braamfontein. Greg Rewis, Terry White and Jason Levine will [...]

Last month we were invited to join the Academy of Creative photography as they embarked on a Wildlife and Landscape Photography course. It took place at Bushwa Game Lodge in the picturesque Waterberg mountains, a mere 200Km from Pretoria. The group consisted of ACP Students and we were joined by ACP’s resident wildlife and travel photography expert, Graham Baird. The [...]

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.

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 on DSTV channel 324. [...]

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 as fast shutter [...]

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. Below are the names [...]

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 network with fellow PiX [...]

Last week Thursday we were at the FIFA Kick Off Concert and rubbed shoulders with some of the top sports photographers in the world. Cisco invited us to be part of the event and gave us access to the photographer’s pit, right at front of the stage. There were over 60 foreign photojournalists at the event and the amount of [...]

Last night we got the first real taste of the World Cup as the Kick Off concert saw over 30,000 fans packed into the Orlando Stadium. The music was great and the atmosphere was electrifying. We managed to get pit access for the show, although our movements were limited, we managed to snap a few great shots of the bands [...]