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Spotlight on Night Photography


The high ISO ranges of the modern EOS cameras has made shooting at night much easier, in fact, a tripod is no longer a necessity and unless you want to use a slower shutter speed to create light trails or smooth the surface of water most shots can, in fact, be taken by handholding the camera. Coupl...

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Adverse Weather Report


Do you battle the elements or are you a fairweather photographer?   Taken with Canon EOS 80D, EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM at 400mm, 1/640 second at f18, 800 ISO. Image © Nina Bailey Nina and Brian, our two senior tutors, have experienced many extremes of weather over the years, be that the ...

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Photographing the Cambridge cycling festival


By Nina Bailey, Senior LecturerOver lunch on a recent training course, I mentioned to the group that I had been photographing a local cycle race that weekend. I have no real interest in the sport and do not even cycle myself – I fall off far too often to even bother these days! Instead I was looki...

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On safari


For the past 15 years, Brian Hall from EOS Training Academy has organised a unique safari trip to the Maasai Mara in Kenya with our good friend and Canon Ambassador Jonathan Scott, one of the world’s leading wildlife photographers.It's a unique EOS experience as it's based entirely around wildlife...

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Photographing orchids: with and without flash


How to photograph orchids  Orchid festivals provide opportunities for flower photography at a time of year when it can be difficult to shoot outdoors. There are a number of orchid festivals taking place around the UK, though the largest one can typically be found at Kew Gardens in London.One key co...

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Leopard's eye: using Spot focus on your EOS


Leopard's eye  Taken with EOS 5D Mark III, EF 300mm f4L lens, 1/500 second at f4, 800 ISO. Image © Brian Hall Spot focus is a focusing option found on the advanced and professional Canon EOS cameras. It’s a feature rarely used but with this shot of the leopard’s eye, it came into its own and ...

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Taking off: lilac breasted roller in flight


Lilac breasted roller take-off  Taken with EOS 5D Mark III, EF 300mm f2.8L IS lens, 1/6400 second at f2.8, 800 ISO. Image © Brian Hall The lilac breasted roller is one of the most colourful birds in Africa. However it is quite a small bird so capturing it in flight is not easy.On our annual safar...

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Crossing over: wildebeest on migration


Getting creative with the wildebeest river crossings  Taken with EOS-1D Mark III, EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS lens at 400mm, 1/30 second at f20, 100 ISO. Image © Brian Hall The annual crossing of the wildebeest from the Mara to the Serengeti is a spectacular event. It’s noisy, dusty and happens v...

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