Yet another trip from my recent visit to Nantes in France. This time I was walking along the river and spotted these three bird(two cormorants and a heron). They appeared quite tame as this was shot with my 45mm prime - it was the longest lens I had with me at the time. Fortunately it … Continue reading Friday image No.034
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Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 3
In this posting we will look at the lenses falling in the super wide angle category. I define this as being those that are wider than 24mm (full frame equivalent) or 12mm (Micro 43). At the time of writing there are only two zoom lens options which are described below. Headings are links to amazon.co.uk … Continue reading Don’t buy a Micro 43 lens until you read this – Part 3
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 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
Using Camera Colour Profiles with Lightroom and Camera RAW
Readers of this blog and my website will know that I am a fan of the Xrite Color Checker tool. This can be used to create colour profiles for your digital camera and they can make a big improvement to the colours in your images. My own experience has been that without exception they are … Continue reading Using Camera Colour Profiles with Lightroom and Camera RAW
The Lightweight Photographer 