Like it or not, we all make assumptions when taking photographs. This could be about a shot that won’t work because of the conditions, so we don’t take the photo. My own example is that I avoided taking images that risked highlight clipping for a long time. The result was that my images lacked dramatic … Continue reading Challenge Yourself: Break Free from Photography Habits
I was on holiday in Greece recently when I shot this photo inside the Cathedral in Athens. Athens Cathedral, Olympus EM5 Mark 3 with 8-18 lens I shot this using an Olympus EM5 Mark 3 with Panasonic Leica 8-18mm at 8mm. The exposure is handheld at 1/10 second using f/5.6 and ISO3200. It took me … Continue reading Why I Stopped Taking Photos With My Camera
I’m just back from holiday and struggling, as I always do after a good break, to find my work rhythm again. My holiday was in Greece, starting in Athens and then travelling to the island of Naxos, followed by Santorini. As always, when travelling, I took a small Micro 43 camera to capture interesting scenes. … Continue reading Documenting Travel With Photography
Last week, I mentioned that I had bought a new camera, a Nikon Z7II, and shared a couple of shots from my first outing. I was impressed by the results and managed a couple of shots that I liked. And while I’m still in the honeymoon period with the Nikon, I have been out again. … Continue reading More Photography With The Nikon Z7II
When I started this blog many years ago, it was to share my photography experiences using mirrorless cameras. At the time, mirrorless cameras were much smaller and lighter than the typical DSLR camera, hence the name of the blog. They also weren’t popular; I remember a lot written in the photography press saying Mirrorless was … Continue reading Swapping To A Nikon Z7II For My Landscape Photography
I was out earlier this week again with my camera. This time, I was up at Burbage Edge South, hoping to photograph more heather in the Peak District landscape. Burbage Edge South isn’t anything like as popular with people as Higger Tor and Stanage Edge. This is good, as having ventured up to Owler Tor … Continue reading The View From Burbage Edge South
Last Saturday evening, the weather looked good and promised a sunset. Rather than head to my usual locations, I visited Carl Wark in the Peak District. I hadn’t been to Carl Wark in the evening for perhaps a couple of years. It’s a great location with many unusual, weathered rocks and a lot of heather. … Continue reading Photographing This Amazing Sunset
I often reflect on some of the landscape photos I captured 10 or more years ago. This is an interesting exercise because I can see how my tastes have changed over the years. Like a modern-day miner, I’m now finding gold amongst my previously discarded RAW files. But I don’t think my changing tastes are … Continue reading Changing Tastes in Landscape Photography
It’s fast approaching my favourite time of summer for photographing the landscape: when the heather is out. But as the weather has been a little unsettled this year, it’s difficult to know how advanced the flowering will be. Therefore, I decided to take a trip out on Monday evening to Surprise View to take a … Continue reading Photographing Heather in The Landscape
I didn’t post anything last week as I was on holiday in the Isle of Wight. Although the weather was mixed, there were a few bright, sunny days. That’s fortunate as I had decided to pack an infrared camera. It’s an old Olympus EM5 that I had converted around 10 years ago. The company that … Continue reading More Infrared Photography
The Lightweight Photographer 