It doesn't happen often but I don't have anything to actually say for myself today. I also feel a little frustrated that I'm looking through my library of work over the past year and I'm somewhat under-inspired by my efforts. Some things catch my attention but when I look more closely I lose interest. I … Continue reading Not much to say for myself
Category: photography
Friday Image No. 44
Yet another image from my trip to Bolivia. This time the view across the mountains as we climbed Acontango. The original image is very blue despite being early in the morning, due to the altitude. This wasn't a problem as I knew I could make this work for me in the conversion to black and … Continue reading Friday Image No. 44
Christmas Book Sale
I'm reducing my Nik eBooks in price to either £0.99 each or $0.99 each (depending on which amazon site you use). Now unfortunately the offer is only available on amazon.com or amazon.co.uk so if you don't or can't buy kindle books from either of these you won't be able to take advantage - sorry, that's … Continue reading Christmas Book Sale
Alien Skin Exposure 7
I'm happy. I just received a free upgrade to my copy of Alien Skin Exposure. I purchased Exposure 6 back in July and Exposure 7 has just been launched. As I purchased my copy later than June I get a free upgrade - fantastic. I'm not experimenting with all the features and new film presets. … Continue reading Alien Skin Exposure 7
Working with Textures
One thing that I really enjoy doing is working with texture files. I like the surprise of the new and enjoyment of creating something more akin to art than photography. I don't often share this sort of work as many people don't class it as photography and quite a lot don't like it. But if … Continue reading Working with Textures
Seasons Greetings – I think
I need to get something off my chest I'm afraid. Yesterday I sent out a mailing to my Lenscraft subscriber list wishing people a Merry Christmas a Happy New Year. As there are people from all over the world subscribing and no doubt from all faiths I did think long and hard about this as … Continue reading Seasons Greetings – I think
Friday Image No. 43
Sometimes the power of nature just stops you in your tracks. This is another image from my recent trip to Bolivia. We were crossing a huge dried up salt lake surrounded by mountains when we noticed a storm cell forming. As we drove on the sky became more and more ominous but the storm was … Continue reading Friday Image No. 43
Piccure+ Update
After my previous post about Piccure+ and Topaz Detail I had a few question by email asking how well Piccure+ worked with my EM5 and Olympus 12-40mm lens. I hope the following answers this question. Firstly the camera should be irrelevant as the software is intended to correct lens aberration and optical defects. Secondly … Continue reading Piccure+ Update
Friday image No.042
I always promise myself that when I go out on a day's shoot that I will wait for a while before I publish any images. I find that it's this distance from the days shooting that allows you to appreciate which images are the best. That way you avoid being caught up in the emotion … Continue reading Friday image No.042
Improving the D800
As regular readers of this blog will know I purchased a Nikon D800 a few months back in order to do a real hand on comparison with the Olympus EM5. The first few months of usage have been somewhat mixed and I have found myself reaching for the EM5 on more than one occasion, not … Continue reading Improving the D800
The Lightweight Photographer 