A few months back (in January I think) I purchased a new lens for my Panasonic GM1. For those of you who are not familiar with the GM1, it’s a very small Micro 43 camera. Actually to say that it’s very small is an understatement. The body of this camera is smaller than many compact … Continue reading A Great Little Lens
Category: Digital Photography
Better Looking Flickr Images
I was recently out with a friend when he showed me some of his work on Flickr. What immediately struck me, other than how good his images were, is that they had a consistent look. All of them had a nice clear white border around them as well as a thin black Keyline. This made … Continue reading Better Looking Flickr Images
Useful Lightroom Technique
If you use Lightroom you will no doubt be familiar with the clarity adjustment slider. This can be used to adjust the midtone contrast of an image. Increase the contrast and the finest details pop out of the image. Reduce the contrast and the image takes on an ethereal haze. In addition to the main … Continue reading Useful Lightroom Technique
Lightroom Photo Merge Disappointment
If you have ever tried to produce a vertical stitch panorama you will know that it's very difficult when there is a tall building involved. The problem of converging verticals is always present but at you tilt the camera at different angles for each frame in the stitch, the angle of convergence changes. This makes … Continue reading Lightroom Photo Merge Disappointment
Another Step Forward
It's a little over a week since I experienced the catastrophic failure of the Lenscraft website. At the time I was feeling quite desperate and thought that I had lost everything. Since then I have been able to restore the site and many of the problems that plagued me have been reduced or corrected by … Continue reading Another Step Forward
Friday Image No. 52
I'm afraid I'm late again and having to post this week's Friday image on a Saturday. I had intended to get everything read for yesterday but by the time I got home it was just too late. Hopefully this image is one that you like and which will make up for the delay. The image … Continue reading Friday Image No. 52
Back to Photography
Following the traumas of the weekend and my Lenscraft website crash, Monday saw me get back to photography. Well talking about photography at least. I was over at the South Manchester Photographic Society giving a presentation on Lightweight Photography and the benefits of using small cameras The talk went well and seemed to generate a … Continue reading Back to Photography
Discount for Topaz Simplify
I just received an email from Topaz advising they are running a discount promotion on their Simplify software until the end of May. If anyone is thinking of purchasing this please use the code “MAYSIMP” for a 30% discount. If you aren't aware of Topaz Simplify here is the link to the Topaz Labs page.
Hooray – Lenscraft is Working
I'm happy to report that the Lenscraft website is now back and running. It's been a very stressful 48 hours and I want to say thank you for your patience. The only difficulty remaining is that I have lost all the changes and user registrations since Saturday 9th May. If you have registered on or … Continue reading Hooray – Lenscraft is Working
Just an Apology
I am replacing the usual Friday post with an apology for everyone who is having a difficulty logging in to the members area of the Lenscraft website. This isn't affecting everyone but it is affecting enough people to be a genuine problem. What's causing the problem? I don't honestly know. The membership of the site … Continue reading Just an Apology
The Lightweight Photographer 