It’s been a long while. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was writing about last year’s Exhibition, but here we are in the aftermath of Focus on Imaging 2012. In contrast to the hullabaloo last year over Canon’s last minute withdrawal, this year the noise was of a more positive nature. Although already [...]
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Focus on Imaging 2012
Posted in Equipment, Opinion, Photography, tagged Airbrushing, cameras, Canon, Focus on Imaging, Fujifilm, gear, Image manipulation, James Jordan, Nikon, Ola Jordan, Olympus, photography, Photoshop, Strictly Come Dancing on March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Good, but is it Photography?
Posted in Opinion, Photography, tagged art, artistic works, digital manipulation, London Salon, photography, Photoshop, Salon photography on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Photography is generally defined as the practice of creating pictures by recording light on a light-sensitive surface. Yet increasingly these days in photographic circles there is plenty of imagery being proudly presented – and warmly received – that on a personal level I would struggle to classify as “photography”. This is one of photography’s contemporary [...]
It’s That Time of the Year
Posted in Photography, Technique, tagged Bowlees, carpe diem, Gibson's Cave, photography tips, seasons, Summerhill Force, Teesdale, waterfalls on February 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Only I haven’t actually got a specific one in mind. Really, it could be any time of the year. This follows on from last week’s post to an extent, but the beauty about photography in a temperate climate is that there are different photographs to be had all through the year. The thought of four [...]
Making Hay…
Posted in Opinion, Photography, tagged Goit Stock Falls, good photography, ice, photography tips, snow, waterfall, winter on February 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
… Should be done while the sun is shining. Or so goes conventional wisdom anyway. Yet as photographers we should be aware to the photographic potential available to us when the sun isn’t shining, or when conditions are not ideal. When I think about landscape photography I am sometimes guilty of wanting – and waiting [...]
Budget(ing) Wedding Photography
Posted in Opinion, Photography, Wedding Photography, tagged budget, false economy, wedding photographer, wedding photography on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Technology is a wonderful thing. More powerful, cheaper, better… it’s a neverending upgrade cycle. Today many people have more computing power in their mobile phone than they did in their first desktop computer. In the same way, digital cameras are getting better all the time, and prices that were once astronomical (a six million pixel [...]
Name Checking
Posted in Opinion, Photography, tagged name check, sports photography on July 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The other day I was engaged in a bit of “friendly” repartee with a user on a large online photographic forum. The user in question was insisting that access to higher level sporting events would help boost their portfolio and generate more experience. It’s not a concept that’s altogether alien, but at the same time [...]
Seabird Sanctuary Part I
Posted in Photography, tagged Farne Islands, Farnes, puffins, sea birds, wildlife photography on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Located a few miles off the Northumberland coast, a handful of small and rocky islands make up the collective group that is the Farne Islands. Visually unremarkable, the highest point, on Inner Farne, is a mere 19 miles above sea level, while some of the smaller “islands” dip below the sea on all but the [...]
My Lens is Longer than Your Lens!
Posted in Equipment, Opinion, Photography, tagged British Wildlife Photography Awards, Donna Nook, grey seals, wildlife photography on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I think we’ve all been there at some point. Eyeing a new bit of kit to help you get “better” pictures. Wishing that you had a longer lens to help you get better wildlife photographs for example. I’m slightly privileged in that regard; my work as a sports photographer means that I have had access [...]
The Right Tools for the Job
Posted in Equipment, Opinion, Photography, tagged D3x, Durham, Durham Cathedral, HDR, infrared, tripods on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Durham Cathedral is one of the architectural masterpieces in Europe. Blessed not just with painstaking Norman workmanship but a setting that rivals any in the country for sheer magnificence, the Cathedral lies on a plateau in a loop in the River Wear. It has stood in that spectacular setting since building work began in 1093, [...]
