Life comes at you fast. Capturing life as it happens, in all its beauty and realness and everything in between, is what the best street photographers do. And in order to react quickly, a street shooter needs the right street photography camera. What is the best camera for street photography? Let’s take a look at what makes great street photography, and what to look for in a good, affordable street photography camera. Street photography is about human moments “Street photography” doesn’t literally mean capturing photos on city streets; street photography […]

Whether you are traveling to distant lands or staying within the boundaries of your own country, you will get the best results by using photography tips recommended by professionals and experienced amateur photography buffs. Once you decide your destination, it’s important to do some research in order to properly capture the flavour of the area you are visiting. Make a list of the area’s natural highlights, and include cityscapes, bridges, cathedrals, mountains, ocean, lakes, natural rock formations, historical locations, and all other places of interest.

Underwater Cameras

Have you taken the plunge? The interest in underwater photography is growing rapidly. The exciting technological advances in cameras and the ever-growing variety of accessories, which enable fantastic underwater images, are taking photographers to new photographic depths. Whatever your level of underwater expertise – from the bathtub to the ocean – here at Henry’s, we have the right camera for you!

Even though camera technology is evolving greatly and dynamic range is getting better and better with each generation of cameras that come out there will always be a use for photographic filters. Whether that is simply to protect the lens you’re using, to create greater contrast in blue skies, or to slow down the shutter speed so much you can render the busiest cities in the world “abandoned”. Filters allow you to add endless possibilities to your photographic arsenal by simply adding an additional piece of glass to your camera.

The summer has arrived and with it, millions of families will be jetting off to sunny hotspots for their annual vacation. Whether you go on a whale-watching trip in Maui, an trip to paradise like Phuket, or just drive to the nearest beach, one thing is certain — you will want to capture the moments so you can cherish them forever. With the advent of smartphones, cameras have become a constant presence in our lives. It’s never been easier to capture and share everything from mundane, everyday events to the […]

Olympus, an industry innovator, has a track record of creating ground breaking technologies and cameras. While their micro 4/3 system serves as the flagship product line, there is one series of compact camera that paved its own path and created opportunities for memories to be captured in environments that cameras that came before it simply could not survive. This June, Olympus released the 29th addition to its very proud line of tough compact cameras – the TG-6. A Tough Beginning – An Even Tougher Today In a sea of choice, […]

Video Tripod - Yoke

While much of what we see on YouTube is shot handheld, except for “shaky-cam” effects in movies and TV, most video shots are done from a tripod. If you’ve recently seen a film in the cinema or even on somewhere like Netflix, the chances are that a tripod was used in the making of it. A good video tripod has some very specific functionality that is not found in tripods for still work. And, like a great stills tripod, a great video tripod will last for years and years. When […]

If you were to design a brand-new mirrorless, full-frame camera for 2019, what suite of features would you include? Some would argue to make a real splash in the market, you should look to fit in as many features as possible. Well, that’s what Panasonic did with their new S1R. But is it enough to have all these features? How does this camera perform in a professional environment? These are the questions, along with others, that we looked to answer in our review. Sensor To recap, the Panasonic S1R delivers […]

The world of close up photography is something that I had always wanted to explore. The semi surreal kind of shots that you can get with a macro lens or by adding extension tubes can be quite beautiful. As with anything else you photograph, light is an important element to consider. If your ambition is to create clean and well lit product photos (perhaps for selling products on a website) you don’t necessarily need to invest in a strobe system for this purpose.  To understand how you can achieve great results with a very simple setup, we need to remind ourselves of a simple concept in lighting that is relevant.  The concept is the difference between hard and soft light.