Some years back I made a startling discovery. I was finding that when presented with the same location, photographers with compact cameras often produced better photographs than those with expensive SLR’s. At first I dismissed this as a fluke but then I started to notice this scenario again and again at all sorts of locations. … Continue reading Is this the biggest compact camera advantage
Category: Approach
My Top 5 Reasons to go Micro 4/3
I have done a number of camera club presentations recently and it’s very clear there are a lot of people who really get the concept of Lightweight Photography. I have to say that it’s usually the women who appreciate this most and appear much more accepting of this new approach. Many of the men seem … Continue reading My Top 5 Reasons to go Micro 4/3
Out for a Walk
Whilst I love photography, one of my other passions is hill walking. I can’t think of anything better than being out in the mountains with the exception of being out in the mountains with a camera. And that’s where I was at weekend, up in the mountains of the Lake District. Unfortunately I didn’t get … Continue reading Out for a Walk
Select the Right Aperture – Part 3
The final post in the series... Compact mirror less cameras such as Micro 4/3 are slightly different from this. Most seem to be good performers from wide open, hit their best performance when stopped down by one stop and then gradually tail off as diffraction kicks in. The cameras do however have a huge advantage … Continue reading Select the Right Aperture – Part 3
The Lightweight Portfolio Challenge
The Lightweight Portfolio Challenge New York, March 2011 Copyright: Robin Whalley 2011 Contact: robin@lenscraft.co.uk I was recently reading about Haiku which is a form of Japanese poetry. The objective is to describe an idea in just 17 syllables in three lines (there is a bit more to it but this is the key point for … Continue reading The Lightweight Portfolio Challenge
The Lightweight Photographer 