Photographic Shoot Planning: Part 1
For me, shoot planning is one of the most important and yet least talked about skills for a landscape photographer. Whilst there is endless advice on what gear to buy and how to use that gear, there’s...
View ArticlePhotography Shoot Planning: Part 2
In my previous post (Photography Shoot Planning: Part 1) I started this series by talking about tools. As I said in that post I didn’t want the focus of this topic to be tools. I was conscious that it...
View ArticleDepth of Field Preview
The Depth of Field Preview (DOFP) button is probably one of the lonelier buttons on our cameras. Indeed it’s probably only beaten to the top of the “least used button” table by the inclusion of the...
View ArticleReturn to Base: From Laptop to Desktop Lightroom Workflow
Like many photographers I have a laptop that I take with my on trips. It’s actually a pretty low powered netbook but it offers a lightweight portable base on the road. The main purpose of the laptop is...
View ArticleLightroom Workflow: Import
This is the first post in a new series where I share my image processing workflow, which mostly revolves around Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Prior to the release of Lightroom I found organising image...
View ArticleMy Best Friend the Histogram: Exposing to the Right
In my last post I talked about what the histogram is and what it’s telling us about our image. Now it’s time to cover how to use it to not only get a good exposure but the highest quality exposure that...
View ArticleMaking the Image #1: A Trip to Padley Gorge
When I launched my website last year I started a series of posts called Making the Image that intended to show the thought processes and workflow that went into the selected images. Sadly for a number...
View ArticleThoughts on Shutter Speed from Glen Sligachan
One of the things I’ve been developing over the last 6 or more months is a more creative approach to the use of shutter speed. Rather than a ‘short’ or ‘long’ binary switch, I like to consider shutter...
View ArticleOn Focal Lengths, Zooms and ‘Multi-Primes’
As is fairly usual when I started out in photography I used zoom lenses. I can’t think of a non-zoom kit lens so it’s typically what most of us start with. I remember being in awe at ultra-zooms’ (some...
View ArticleShot Planning for the Strawberry Moon
Last month I missed the full moon by a day. The following evening I watched it rise an hour after sunset into darkness. It was quite magical. I determined I would go out on the next full moon, rising...
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