About PhotoKen

I am a Photographer and Author of this website. SLR user for over 30 Years. Professional Wedding Photographer in Hawaii from 2006 to 2009. I recently produced an online Digital Photography Course for DSLR beginners and intermediate users. I present the basics needed to use these cameras in layman's terms. Taking the pain out of getting better photos. Feel free to send me an email or visit my EASYDSLR site (link below my photo) for some free videos. Best wishes with your photos :)

Festive Night Photos

Christmas lights are starting to fill the trees – a good time to try out some night photos. (photos taken with a Canon 60D using a 16-35mm f/2.8 L lens on a tripod with these settings: ISO100 f/22 shutter speed from 2 to 8 secs (p.s. I have a entire Video on “Night Photos” in […]

Natural Light Musette

Dini Painting – (click “Natural Light Musette” Title for automatic Slideshow) – Portrait photos using natural light – sun coming though windows. Photographed with Canon 60D and 70-200mm f/2.8 L and processed using Photoshop and The Florabella Collection action “Musette” (in LUXE collection). p.s. for more about Florabella Actions see my video here Florabella Actions Video.

Florabella Photoshop Actions

I have looked at a lot of Photoshop Actions – you can get thousands of them. A lot of collections have a few gems but it’s a case of wading through hundreds to find them. I was happy to come across Florabella Collection Actions sets – finally a a bunch of useful actions with a […]

Cokin Z-Pro Graduated Neutral Density Kit

This Cokin Z-Pro Filter kit is finally available at B&H Photo Video. I’ve been waiting for ages – Cokin had a worldwide shortage for a while. These filters are great for Sunsets and other Landscape Photography where the sky is much brighter that the foreground or land. I usually recommend a Schneider Grad Neutral Density(502) […]