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
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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
Essential skills for Photography – Skill 5
In my previous blog post I introduced the fourth skill that I believe is essential in producing great photography. Today I will try explain another of these essential skills. Image Selection In an earlier post we spoke of exploring your subject in order to realise a clear vision and strong communication. It’s likely that this … Continue reading Essential skills for Photography – Skill 5
Essential skills for Photography – Skill 4
In my previous blog post I introduced the third skill that I believe is essential in producing great photography. Today I will try explain another of these essential skills. Understanding your equipment Now please don’t confuse this with knowing how to use the features of your camera. The ability to pick up and control a … Continue reading Essential skills for Photography – Skill 4
Essential skills for Photography – Skill 3
In my previous blog post I introduced the third skill that I believe is essential in producing great photography. In today's post I will explain another of these skills. Composition This is probably the first of the recognised traditional camera skills and one the many people will answer with when asked what do you think … Continue reading Essential skills for Photography – Skill 3
Essential skills for Photography – Skill 2
In my last blog I introduced the first skill that I believe is essential in producing great photography. In today's post I will try to explain another of these skills. Communication and Vision Vision is about understanding what we have seen that inspired us to want to take a picture. Once we understand this we … Continue reading Essential skills for Photography – Skill 2
Essential skills for Photography – Skill 1
Someone recently asked me what I thought were the best skills to develop in order to improve their photography. The question is an interesting one as the answer depends on your current level of skill. Despite this I thought I would have a crack at documenting six skills that I think are pretty much essential … Continue reading Essential skills for Photography – Skill 1
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
The Lightweight Photographer 