Telephoto (Long) Zooms Continuing this miniseries, it’s time to take a look at telephoto lenses. I class these as lenses that have a focal length beyond 45mm. And please do remember, I only cover lenses that I have used. As I haven’t yet tried any pro level lenses in this class I haven’t included them … Continue reading Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 4
Category: Digital Photography
Another Door
As my previous image of a door in Nantes has drawn such favourable feedback I thought I would adjust one of the others. This one is perhaps not as elegant but it was still in use as I found out. Someone opened it from the inside just as I was lining up the shot. I'm … Continue reading Another Door
Friday image No.032
A simple image from my trip to Whitby last week where I was busy trying out a new camera. I will reveal shortly just what that camera was, and why I want to use it to make some comparisons. It's going to get interesting. I hope you like the image and have a great weekend.
Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 1
I recently bought another camera (used) and whilst I will have more to say on that in the future, one thing it made me realise was just how good the Micro 43 lenses are. But this isn’t the case for all of the Micro 43 lenses; there are some really poor ones out there. When … Continue reading Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 1
Friday Image No.031
Regular readers will have noticed that I didn't post a Friday image last weekend. That's because I was on my way to the Lake District (the Wasdale area to be precise) for a long weekend of walking and taking photographs. The image above is from the Saturday walk up Yewbarrow (again to be more precise … Continue reading Friday Image No.031
Deciding how to edit a photograph
Following my last blog post on the Essential Skills for photography, the question was posed "Where I’m stuck is the step between picking the strongest image and playing with software. How do I decide what to do with it. " This seemingly simple question is one of the most fundamental in photography and is one … Continue reading Deciding how to edit a photograph
Essential skills for Photography – Skill 6
In this final blog post of the series I will introduced the sixth skill that I believe is essential in producing great photography. Image Adjustment There are two aspects to this: Technical skills to be able to make the adjustment Aesthetic skills so that the adjustments are pleasing and not taken to an extreme For … Continue reading Essential skills for Photography – Skill 6
Beautiful Evening Light in Whitby
I don't know about you but my photo storage is a bit of a mess. I do like to keep each shoot in a separate dated folder and then import these to Lightroom. But sometimes something goes wrong. A few months back I suffered a Lightroom Catalogue crash and I lost a lot of work. … Continue reading Beautiful Evening Light in Whitby
Another Example of False Infrared Colour
In my last post I shared an example of the false infrared colour technique and explained how it was achieved. I also confessed that in general I don’t like the effect, although in some cases it does work well. I thought it would be good to share another example that I think works reasonably well … Continue reading Another Example of False Infrared Colour
False Colour Conversion in Infrared Photography
Before I get into the details of this post I need to point out that I'm not a fan of the false colour effect in infrared. That said I do quite like the look of the image above. I realise this is a personal choice and you may or may not like the effect. Despite … Continue reading False Colour Conversion in Infrared Photography
The Lightweight Photographer 