Some years back, I posted a work to Stock Libraries quite regularly. It’s always been my intention to return to this activity when time allowed. Most of the work I posted at that time was shot using a Canon 5D MkII with L series lenses and I hardly ever had a problem with images being … Continue reading Will Fuji Image Quality Make the Grade
For this week’s Friday Image, I thought I would take an image at random and see what I could produce. The folder I hit on was from April last year where I visited the Yorkshire Dales. The image here was the first shot of the day and was a test shot (I have much better … Continue reading Friday Image No.158
If you read my blog or website I’m sure you will know that I regularly use filters in my work. I know I can easily blend multiple exposures, but for me there is a pleasure in taking a single shot and getting the exposure right in camera. And that’s one of the reasons why I … Continue reading Filter News
It’s been an eventful couple of weeks in our house with my daughter getting married. There were guests from around the world and a quite a few people staying with us. It’s not quite over with yet but hopefully by the end of next week things will be back to normal. In the interim, I … Continue reading Friday Image No. 157
This is going to be a short post as I’m working late, and tomorrow is a big day. My daughter is getting married, so I will be taking a few days out to enjoy the event. In the interim, I will leave you with this scene of Seattle cruise ship terminal I shot last year. … Continue reading Friday Image No. 156
If you’re a user of the Nik Collections, you’re probably aware that Google withdrew support and ceased development of the tools earlier this year. Yesterday I heard the news that DxO has purchased the Nik assets from Google and they have already integrated the Control Point technology into their DxO Photo Labs software. Some time … Continue reading Breaking News the Nik Collection Lives On
In my Friday Image post I mentioned I may head out to Saddleworth Moor on Saturday morning. I did walk up there but it didn’t look promising for photography. Storm Brian was on the way and it was already raining hard. But, by the time I had walked from home to the edge of the … Continue reading Latest Adobe Release
It’s been another very long week and the weather hasn’t helped. The storm at the start of the week put paid to any ideas I had of photography. I have though been using the time productively to work on a video courses; I promised I would develop one on masking to go with my latest … Continue reading Friday Image No.155
I’m a huge fan of Photo Location books. They take away a lot of guess work from visiting a new area and allow you to concentrate on your photography. That’s why I’m always on the lookout for new guides and when I find a good one I like to let people know. This latest guide … Continue reading New Peak District Photo Locations
Following a few recent requests via email and on the blog, I have published a new article on my Lenscraft website. This provides advice about selecting inkjet paper for photo printing. I had intended for this to be a short article but it ran to 2,500 words in the end. I hope it helps those … Continue reading Selecting Inkjet Paper Tutorial
