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
Friday image No.030
Sometimes I'm guilty of trying to create images with too much drama. I need to remind myself that simple can be beautiful and not every image needs a sunset. The was shot in the early afternoon, just off the point at the Lizard in Cornwall. Please don't ask where the pink atmospherics came from, I … Continue reading Friday image No.030
Another Example of False Infrared Colour
In my last post I shared an example of the false infrared colour technique and explained how it was achieved. I also confessed that in general I don’t like the effect, although in some cases it does work well. I thought it would be good to share another example that I think works reasonably well … Continue reading Another Example of False Infrared Colour
False Colour Conversion in Infrared Photography
Before I get into the details of this post I need to point out that I'm not a fan of the false colour effect in infrared. That said I do quite like the look of the image above. I realise this is a personal choice and you may or may not like the effect. Despite … Continue reading False Colour Conversion in Infrared Photography
The Lightweight Photographer 