#Minimalism2025
#MinimalistPhotography
Sundown over Baltic Sea

Inspired by Rembrandt, the painter, whose mastery of light and shadow gave us portraits that remain dramatic, moody, and eternal… I sought to echo his unique style, photographing sunflowers under the gentle glow of soft candlelight.

As quiet as a mouse…

My dog chased this little guy into a tree. He sat almost motionless for quite some time.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D mark IV
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L with 1.4x teleconverter

Settings: f 8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO5000

#WildlifePhotography
#UrbanWildlife

Brownhooded Kingfisher

Camera: Canon EOS 5D mark IV
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L with 1.4x teleconverter

Settings: 560mm f 8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO1600

#WildlifePhotography
#BirdPhotography
#AvianPhotography
#UrbanWildlife

This stinkbug was busy depositing her eggs on my washing line just as I rushed outside to rescue our dry washing from the impending thunderstorm. I took my chances and quickly grabbed my camera. The first thing that caught my eye was the row of darkening eggs. The light was very poor but I am still pleased with the outcome. Unfortunately the eggs…Read More

Still figuring out who I am behind the lens—and loving the freedom to explore. This shot felt like a small breakthrough: well composed, creatively charged, and edited with intention in Lightroom Classic. Grateful for the space to experiment and grow.
I would love your feedback on what’s working and what could be refined.

Sospiri
#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement
Zoom blur
f16 1/10 sec
CanonR6 and 70/200 lens

“Standing out from the crowd”

#ICM2025 #IntentionalCameraMovement

Fujifilm XS-10
F22, 1/15 sec

Strike a Pose

#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement

Running is just a Hop, Skip and a Jump

#ICM2025
#IntentionalCameraMovement

Running at the Speed of Light

#ICM2025 #IntentionalCameraMovement

Autumn in the inner city
#ICM2025 #IntentionalCameraMovement

+1

There is an abundance of these butterflies at the moment. These shots were taken over that last 2 weeks in the late afternoon.

Gear: Canon EOS 5DM4, Canon EF 180mm/L macro.
Settings: All single image, handheld in natural light
Frame 1: f8.0, 1/500 sec, ISO 1600. Manual focus.
Frame 2: f8.0, 1/200 sec, ISO 1600. Manual focus.
Frame 3: f8.0,…Read More

Mantis on decaying leaf.

Gear: Canon EOS 5DM4, Canon EF 100mm/L macro.
Settings: F8, 1/250 sec, ISO 800. Single image, handheld. Natural light.

#MacroPhotography
#CloseupPhotography

Mantis on cat’s tail asparagus.

Gear: Canon EOS 5DM4, Canon EF 100mm/L macro.
Settings: F8, 1/250 sec, ISO 800. Single image, handheld. Natural light.

#MacroPhotography
#CloseupPhotography

This picture dates back to October 2021. These wasps were nesting close to our backdoor and I had such fun observing them, observing their habits and photographing at the same time. This is a 2 image hand held focus stack which allowed all three the larvae to be in focus. I have decided to revisit some older work to experiment with the newer…Read More

Beaky Beauty. I have such a love and fascination for the Hornbil and have hundreds of photos of them. Just a quirky depiction of expression, colour and texture.

Friday evening in Hazelwood – What to order?

Totally blind shot whilst carrying camera in hand below the waist and walking. Blurry but am pleased with outcome. Pleasantly surprised with position of circle lights. Needed slight rotation and cropping.

Canon 600D – ISO400 – f/11 – 1.15s Free hand

#StreetPhotography

Picnic time

Canon EOS R, 5 frame HDR, f/19, 1/320 sec, ISO 2000, 14mm Sigma Art, Lightroom

“Don’t worry only the cows see you”

Taken with an iPhone 12

#SimpleThings2023

Morning Park Run

Canon 600D – 55-250mm lens – ISO 400 – f5,6 – 1/2500s

#SimpleThings2023

Bird-of-Paradise on Fire

Early evening sunshine at the end of summer casting a shadow across the garden with a ray of sunlight behind the Strelitzia lighting up the flower.

Canon 600D – ISO 100 – f4.0 – 1/125
April ’23

#SimpleThings2023

Recently did a fun shoot with Michaela at Studio012…… Tried a few different options and she really liked this one 🙂

ISO 100, 1/125 sec at f/8.0. Canon EosR, 50mm. Handheld.

#BlackandWhitePhotography #PortraitPhotography #RobBrewer
___

#WeeklyPhotoAwards2024
#DPCPeopleLifestyles
Portrait and Lifestyles Category

This was taken recently at Studio012. Sascha is always great fun to work with 🙂

ISO 200, 1/125 sec at f/8.0. Canon EosR, 53mm. Handheld.

#BlackandWhitePhotography #PortraitPhotography #RobBrewer
___

#WeeklyPhotoAwards2024
#DPCPeopleLifestyles
Portrait and Lifestyles Category

I took this photo of Luke at the Maslow Hotel, in the bar 🙂 – It was part of the OMSA Finale shoot for 2023

ISO 100, 1/100 sec at f/8.0. Canon EosR, 70mm. Handheld.

#BlackandWhitePhotography #PortraitPhotography #RobBrewer

Canon R5 24-70 mm at 45 mm
!/160 sec f8 ISO 200
Horror lighting… from below
Off camera flash unit with soft box
___

#WeeklyPhotoAwards2024
#DPCPeopleLifestyles
Portrait and Lifestyles Category

Symbiotic Grace of giants.
Botswana, Kasane.
Nikon D610, Tamron 150-600mm, f/6.3, ISO 5000, 1/2000

Hard light portrait using a single light with hard reflector.
5D MK3 with 70-200mm lens.

#BlackandWhitePhotography #PortraitPhotography
___

#WeeklyPhotoAwards2024
#DPCPeopleLifestyles
Portrait and Lifestyles Category

“El Camino at Dawn”
5DMk4, Tamron24-70, 1/6400 sec at f5.6, ISO 250, Post in Lightroom.
Shot for a client at Hartebeespoort Dam
#CarPhotography #johngriffin

This portrait of Minnette was published full-page in the “Hotshots” section of Digital Camera World Magazine in 2008. I photographed it less than two years after starting photography as a hobby. I used a 1000-watt continuous light through a huge softbox. That light was so hot, it warmed up the whole house! But it taught me a lot about lighting,…Read More

Tutorial 1: Maximizing the DPC Community Platform

#help #tutorial

Luke Brouwers “Namibia #3” Namibia 2022
Canon 90D, 1/800 sec @ f6,3 ISO400, 100mm (EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6. Edited in LR and PS
#TravelPhotography #LandscapePhotography #TravelandLandscape #LukeBrouwers

___

#WeeklyPhotoAwards2024
#DPCTravelLandscape
Travel and Landscape Category

EVOTO

Tonight, Danie highlighted Evoto as one of his top picks for portrait retouching tools. While it might not have the range of features that Luminar Neo boasts, Evoto more than makes up for it with its user-friendly interface and efficient features that can significantly cut down your high-end editing time.

Don’t forget to watch Danie’s tut…Read More

Hello everyone this is my assignment on the art of composition 101

___
#KeyElementsOfArt #VisualComposition101

Had it bit of play time yesterday what do you guys think?

Studio portrait I took at the end of 2022. Can it be called split lighting? Used colour grading in post processing to tint the shadows a little blue.

Model: Sulize Alberts (2021 – Miss Teen South Africa, 2nd Princess)

Godox AD200 as main light. Hair light – Godox V860.
Fuji X-T3 with 50 – 140 mm F2.8 lens

#PortraitPhotography
#Portrait
#Can…Read More

I absolutely love shooting for Dinnerbox! Here is taste of what it looks like when I spend the day at their head office shooting new dishes. Dinnerbox is one of my biggest clients.

They use the images for all their packaging, their advertisments, their billboards and have wrapped all their delivery vehicles, nationwide, with my food photos
It’s…Read More

Who said a wide focal length cannot be used for action photography? I thought since the previous image was taken with a 300mm; I would go to the opposite end. Here I used a 14-24 f2.8 lens at 14mm. I wanted to tell a story, where the whole event and all the officials (don’t forget the guy with the rake) were all showing their interest in the…Read More

Fixed focal length lenses require planning… as the subject placement is more difficult than when using a zoom lens. Late afternoon sun showing texture and depth in the background, so I selected a spot where the rider would fill the frame (remember it’s a fixed 300mm so your legs are the zoom) and I waited for a rider with high contrasting…Read More

László Moholy-Nagy: 7-AM, New Year’s Morning, Berlin, 1930
Image Credit: Wikipedia Commons

László Moholy-Nagy, originally trained as a painter, was a prominent figure in the Bauhaus movement and a pioneer in photography. His piece, “7-AM, New Year’s Morning, Berlin, 1930,” stands as a testament to his innovative vision.

“7-AM, New Year’s Mor…Read More

Beaunard Grobler. Almost abandoned.

Manual settings at f/4.0 with Lensbaby, Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Motorcycle parked under a tree in Johannesburg. A bit of split-toning was added in Photoshop to create a cinematic effect. The figure in the background adds an element of mystery to the picture.

#StreetPhotography #BeaunardGrobler

Beaunard.Grobler. Just walking past dirty old windows.

ISO 100, 1/400 sec at f/8,0, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, with EF70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens at 125 mm.

Went on a street and urban photography during late autumn in Johannesburg. I increased the shutter speed to capure the silhouette against the late afternoon sun.

Autumn Road, Magobas Kloof area

Nikon D90 f 6.3 1/250sec ISO 200, HDR edited in Lightroom, 35mm
Re-edit: – reduced exposure, Reduced highlights, Highlighted road, Changed saturation and luminance on a few colors.

#LandscapePhotography
___

#WeeklyPhotoAwards2024
#DPCTravelLandscape
Travel and Landscape Category

How organic is this staircase by Santiago Calatrava!

f/ 5.6, ISO 2500 , 1/100 sec. Canon R5, RF 15-35mm lens at 17mm. Handheld – No tripods allowed

Following in the Gaudi tradition his inspiration and designs are drawn from nature.
This was photographed in the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía , which is the opera house in Valencia, Spain. Check…Read More

Before DPC: An amateur photo
“Summer Reindeer”

1/640sec, f/4.2, ISO 400, 122mm, Nikon D3200

I took this photo long before joining any DPC course, i.e., Before DPC, back when I kept my camera in auto mode. Reflecting on this photograph—a personal favourite owing to my fondness for reindeer—I acknowledge the potential for enhance…Read More

FREE LIGHTROOM CLASS
Sunday, 19 November
10:00 – 15:00

Join us for Day 2 of our Lightroom Class on Lightroom Editing! Don’t miss the live stream from our DPC Lightroom Classic workshop.

Free for Pro members
Select session content will be recorded and made available later exclusively for Pro members.

Follow the link below to register or f…Read More

Lightroom Editing Livestream (PRO) - DPC | Digital Photography Courses

Lightroom Editing on Sunday the 19th of November! Join us for a live stream straight from our DPC Lightroom Classic workshop. Date: Sunday, 19 November Time: 10:00 – 15:00 Cost: […]

digitalphotographycourses.com

New life starting in a desert landscape in Namibia.
CANON 90D, 1/500the sec, at f4.5, ISO 400, 100mm (EF 100-400) f4.5-5.6 IS USM Tripod used and edited in Photoshop.
#Rebirth2023 #NewBeginnings2023 #FreshStart2023
___

#WeeklyPhotoAwards2024
#DPCTravelLandscape
Travel and Landscape Category

Beaunard Grobler. They are coming for me….
Canon 5D Mark II, EF50mm F1.4 USM at 1/22 sec at f/1,6 with natural light. Attempted to create a Film Noir atmosphere.
#Monochrome #BlackandWhitePhotography #PortraitPhotography
___

#WeeklyPhotoAwards2024
#DPCPeopleLifestyles
Portrait and Lifestyles Category

Waiting for Food
Samsung S21, f4.9 1/670sec, ISO 50, 240mm