Tips for Shooting in the Dark and in Low-Light Places
Tips for Shooting in the Dark and in Low-Light Places Most new photographers are surprised to find out how difficult it is to shoot at night. Light is an extremely important aspect of photography, so the absence of light presents quite a few challenges. However, this does not mean you have to lose hope! In […]
Calgary’s Best Photography Locations
Calgary’s diverse art community is growing and thriving. It’s always so exciting to see a city invest in the arts and Calgary has done an amazing job recently, with some brilliant new artwork downtown (like the Wunderland Sculpture), the Peace Bridge and the new Calgary Library. Whether you are in love with them or not, […]
Capturing Lightning
Capturing Lightning – In 5 Steps We love storm season for the amazing photographic opportunities. We’ve talked in brief about capturing spectacular storm photos, but in this blog we’re going to give you a quick guide on how to capture lightning! The most important thing we can emphasize here is safety. Pay close attention to […]
Photographing At Sunset
Photographing at sunset poses some very unique challenges. There is often simultaneously too much light, and not enough light, and generally in the wrong place. So we’ve come up with a few simple tips to help you make the most of your sunset photography. Give them a go and let us know what you think! […]
Photographing Christmas Lights
Great tips for Photographing Christmas Lights! “Tis the season for amazing Christmas light displays! From decorative houses in your neighbourhood, to local light displays cities are in full swing of amazing light displays. Now is the time to get out there and enjoy taking photos of some of these spectacular works of art. Here are […]
3 Tips for Capturing Sun Stars
Sun Stars and How to Capture Them! Learning how to capture the starring effect with your camera is one of the best fun (and most satisfying) tricks around. We’ve compiled our top 3 tips for getting the best sun star effect. Remember that because your sun star is related to your aperture, each of […]
Shooting Fireworks
5 Tips for Shooting Fireworks! Happy Canada Day! Today is the day we get to celebrate Canada’s 151st birthday! In honour of this very special occasion, we’ve composed our top 5 tips for getting those spectacular fireworks shots. Read up and enjoy the festivities! Tip 1: Manually Focus. Check out our last blog […]
Focusing your camera at Night
Focusing at Night – Tips to get Crystal Clear Night Photos Focusing your camera at night can take a little practice. For many systems, simply Auto-focusing when the sun goes down no longer cuts it. Here are a few tips for focusing your camera for those crystal clear night photos: Use manual focus. (Usually the […]
What it takes to “go pro”
For many of us, photography is a fantastic hobby. We just love to spend our days traveling to great locations around our cities, provinces, countries and world to take memories, capture incredible scenes and generally photograph great moments. But for other’s of us, this hobby often morphs into something more. We want to take it […]
What We’ve Learnt From Our Best Students
We love all of our amazing students here at LPC. And we do truly mean this – we’re not just saying it. Each of the people who come to our classes have made a contentious effort to learn a new skill – to join a class full of strangers – to trust in a company […]