I’m pleased to announce the launch of my new book “Black & White Mastery: Adobe Lightroom Edition”. The book is aimed at the beginning and intermediate black and white photographer, who wants to get the most from Lightroom. No other plug-in’s, software or filters are involved; everything is done in Lightroom. As with all my … Continue reading New Book Launch – Black & White Mastery
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Friday Image No.74
After a long layoff from producing Stock & Calendar Photography, I decided that it’s time to work through my huge back catalogue of image. I have been busy picking those I like in order to process and keyword the images. I have to admit that I have surprised myself with how much I like some … Continue reading Friday Image No.74
Sensor Cleaning
To be quite honest I had almost forgotten about the problem of sensor dust and dirt until recently. Since I began using the Olympus EM5 in April 2013, I have cleaned my camera sensor a grand total of 0 times. Yes that’s ZERO times. It has never shown a single spot on any of the … Continue reading Sensor Cleaning
Friday Image No.73
Sometimes you just strike it lucky with the weather and location. And so it was last weekend. I would like to think it was Karma balancing out the universe following the dreadful website hosting problems on Lenscraft and perhaps I’m owed a few more good Landscape days. Somehow I doubt it. I hope you like … Continue reading Friday Image No.73
Telephoto Solution
In my previous post I explained the problem I had encountered using the Canon 70-200 L f/4.0 with the Sony A7R. Whilst I did think about simply buying an identical replacement lens, in the end I decided that I couldn’t justify the expense as I seldom use Telephoto lenses in Landscape work. The first alternative … Continue reading Telephoto Solution
Telephoto Troubles
Not too long ago I took the decision to supplement my Olympus EM5 with a full frame camera and purchased a Sony A7R. It was the smallest and most compact option on the market for full frame at the time. I really like Sony cameras for their colour handling (I also have an RX10) and … Continue reading Telephoto Troubles
Please Read – Dire Website Problems at Lenscraft
The Lenscraft website is down yet again although this time I triggered it. Regular readers may recall some of the problems I have experienced over the past 12 months. In this time I have repeatedly upgraded the site and hosting package to cope with problems. At the same time the support from my hosting company … Continue reading Please Read – Dire Website Problems at Lenscraft
New Topaz Texture Effects
Have you seen the new Topaz Texture Effects yet? This is a new plugin from Topaz that allows you to blend textures with your images as well as add many more effects. I’m having quite a bit of fun playing around with it as you can see from the images above. The effects are … Continue reading New Topaz Texture Effects
Friday Image No.73
First I must start with an apology to anyone who has been trying to contact me over the past couple of weeks. I decided to take a break and have been away in Dorset. One of the problems with this area is that the internet and telephone coverage is poor which made responding to people … Continue reading Friday Image No.73
Friday Image No.72
I shot this image a few years back on a trip to Whitby. The idea was to shoot lots of nice coastal scenes over a couple of days but as usual the weather didn’t work. Rather than give up or try to fight the light, we went looking for woodland to shoot. Walking through some … Continue reading Friday Image No.72
The Lightweight Photographer 