A little while back I published this image which gathered quite a bit of favourable comment on a few websites. At some point I mentioned to someone that I had a nice image looking back from the other side towards Great Gable (which was the mountain I was on at the time). Well I finally … Continue reading Friday Image No.29
Category: Digital Photography
In Memory of Velvia
Do you remember Velvia slide film? I used to shoot this stuff all the time. It was horribly contrasty and a pig to scan. It was however the best colour slide film for Landscapes (possibly) and pre digital, all the pro's in the UK would rave about it. So why am I telling you all … Continue reading In Memory of Velvia
Using Camera Colour Profiles with Lightroom and Camera RAW
Readers of this blog and my website will know that I am a fan of the Xrite Color Checker tool. This can be used to create colour profiles for your digital camera and they can make a big improvement to the colours in your images. My own experience has been that without exception they are … Continue reading Using Camera Colour Profiles with Lightroom and Camera RAW
New Book and Free Book
I'm usually really excited to be announcing a new book launch but recent events have somewhat dulled my enthusiasm. I received the final edit over the weekend and as always my editor has done a great job. I thought about delaying this but then decided I wanted to try to regain some normality. I also … Continue reading New Book and Free Book
Thank You
I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for the kind messages of support you have given me, both through the blog and by email. I really appreciate it. Normal service will resume very shortly.
A Sad Time
This is the most difficult blog post I have ever made and I have agonised over whether to publish this or not. Yesterday my mother lost her battle with long term illness and I lost a wonder mother. As I write this I can barely see the keyboard so I hope you will forgive me … Continue reading A Sad Time
Another Drought
I had intended to get out yesterday for a long walk (about 20 miles) as I find it helps to clear my mind. In the end the 24 hours of torrential rain and quite severe thunder storms put an end to my hopes. Today was much better though and despite not having the time for … Continue reading Another Drought
Friday image No.027
This week has just run away with me again. I think the problem (besides too much work and my mum still being ill) is that I love to experiment. I have just spent the last hour developing some Lightroom film-like presets. So I decided to save some time and share a recent image processed with … Continue reading Friday image No.027
Free Lightroom Profile – Faded Summer Colour
I promised I would do it if anyone asked, and you have. You can now download my Faded Summer Colour Lightroom preset for free. The preset was used to create the image above and the one in my previous post. You can download it from a new Presets and Textures page on my Lenscraft website. … Continue reading Free Lightroom Profile – Faded Summer Colour
Yet More Emotional Impact
Yes, I know that I keep going on about using emotional triggers in photography but it’s a fascinating subject. It’s also a great way to make ordinary images more interesting. And if you want to consider yourself as more of a visual artist than a photographer, I would say it’s pretty much essential. Today’s example … Continue reading Yet More Emotional Impact
The Lightweight Photographer 