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Sharpness, Does It Matter?
07th May 2021 - 0 comments
Sharp images are what most of us strive for and indeed are encouraged by a variety sources from advertisements of the latest lenses to picture library editors.
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Photography in the Rain
28th April 2021 - 0 comments
Why would you pack your camera away at the first hint of a few drops of water falling from the sky? Soft light, glistening surfaces and reflections to name a few of the opportunities you'd be missing out on.
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Mobile Phone Photography
23rd April 2021 - 0 comments
For many the smartphone is the 'go to' image recording device. Even for photographers. A well known phrase says the best camera to use is the one you have with you.
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Poor Light?
20th April 2021 - 0 comments
What do we mean by 'poor light'? I guess most people, even some photographers, would take that to mean low levels of illumination. At best misguided, at worst woefully inaccurate.
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Batteries, Batteries, Batteries
09th April 2021 - 0 comments
They're everywhere, and with modern photography we can't do without them.
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Puffin Photography
30th March 2021 - 0 comments
Photographing these popular subjects has been difficult this past year with Lockdown preventing travel. That's no reason to not plan for the time when we can return.
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Why Do You Want To Upgrade?
23rd March 2021 - 0 comments
There are many reasons to upgrade your gear. And many reasons not to.
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Approaching Photography from the Technical Side
19th March 2021 - 0 comments
Photography is a creative activity but there are technical aspects that are important too. Does getting inolved from a technical angle put the creative side at a disadvantage?
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A Vauxhall Monaro in Pink
16th March 2021 - 0 comments
Colour popping is one of those techniques that had a brief period of popularity at the beginning of the century.
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What a Difference Three Decades Makes
26th February 2021 - 0 comments
The Audi Quattro was a revolution in rallying in the 1980s. Do high resolution low noise images taken today evoke the same response as the grainy mono images from the time?
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Scene Modes
20th February 2021 - 0 comments
Program Mode is useful for beginners and technophobes, but what if your creativity is kindled but you're not au fait with the finer points of apertures, shutter speeds and other camera settings?
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Program Mode
16th February 2021 - 0 comments
Aperture and Shutter priority modes require some thought from the photographer, so why not take the easy route and let the camera make both of those decisions for you?
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Shutter Priority Mode
12th February 2021 - 0 comments
Aperture settings allow great control over depth of field but shutter speed is sometimes more important and can make or break an image.
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Multiple Lighting With Only One Light
10th February 2021 - 0 comments
One light is all you need for most photography, but sometimes two or more are needed for practical reasons or creativity.
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Aperture Priority Mode
05th February 2021 - 0 comments
This was the first automatic exposure mode I encountered and is my preferred way of working by far.
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Manual Exposure Mode
19th January 2021 - 0 comments
With today's sophisticated metering systems and automation, Manual exposure may be seen as arcane but it still has its advantages.
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Aspect Ratios
29th December 2020 - 0 comments
Some cameras have a fixed aspect ratio and others have ones that can be changed at will, so what should you choose?
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It's All At Your Coop – Now!
21st December 2020 - 0 comments
It's an advertising slogan from almost 50 years ago so what's it got to do with 21st Century photography?
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Covert Sortie
01st October 2020 - 0 comments
My recent upload to the ephotozine Gallery started out as a rather bland record from the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2019. I knew there was something more in it, I just needed to work out how to process it. There was quite a bit of interest in it so I've decided to share my processing steps.
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Freshers Week
21st September 2020 - 0 comments
It's that time of year when students arrive at university. Especially as the Covid-19 pandemic has been a curved ball this year I'd recommend people make a historical record.
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