I think we have all suffered from envy, when another photographer has captured an image we would aspire to acquire, or a competition they have won and we haven’t? It’s human nature isn’t it. I think a small amount of envy is often what drives us to improve, get out and make the effort to…
I’ve used the Sony A7 (and A6 system) for over a year now but it’s no secret that most of my lenses are still Canon. After interacting with Sony for the past year I was lucky enough to receive an email invite from Laetitia Mbog, (Media & Insights), to an all-expenses paid trip to their…
I entered the UK Blog Awards a few months ago, after I received notification via an anonymous nomination (rather hard to say that). I duly entered, not thinking I’d have much of a chance ,as this is a fairly new site. However I just received notification that this blog is in the finals, which is…
A couple of years ago, when I was getting to grips with my Canon 6D, I read Alex Nail’s blog about using his custom modes to set up a camera with the commonly used parameters. On the first read I have to say I, like many perhaps, didn’t see the point. However I tried…
I’ve been giving presentations to some local photographic clubs recently. I’ve used Microsoft Powerpoint for some time now, and although there are plenty of other open source programs out there now, I still prefer Microsoft’s software and also I’m lucky to have access to Office 365. It comes with Microsoft 2013 (now 2016). I’ve always…
I have thought about running affordable workshops for sometime now. I’ve taken a few friends out on trips and given them basic tuition. What prompted me the most were the requests from photographers to start running them them myself. I am the sort of person that is happy to throw myself into most challenges, but…
I don’t really go in for self-indulgence with my images at all. I love to try and capture lovely conditions and landscapes, and although I share my images that I am proud of, I tend not to share them again. The commercial side to it has always been a secondary benefit, and one which I…
I thought I’d write a quick blog on a recent trip, to try and capture an Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), from Dartmoor, as I have had a few questions about apps and camera settings. After installing a great little Android app when I was in Iceland this year (Aurora Alert) I often get periodic alerts…
I was invited to speak at the Newton Abbot Photographic Club recently to talk about my landscape photography. The first half was talking about how I got into landscape photography, almost 3 years ago to the day, when I first bought my Canon 5DII. I explained how I progressed onto shooting without filters and then…
