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I’ve just launched Photography Basics on Instagram where I’ll be posting any photography related images as and when I see them. It could be camera equipment, photos that explain certain techniques or just general interest photography images for you all to see. Just look for Photo_Basics and follow me and I’ll follow you back. Tag […]
Continue ReadingWith the advent of digital cameras, film has become “old school” but there is one type of camera which is still has a good following of film users. Medium format or film format cameras are still used for still photography today. You may not have heard of this kind of camera or photography technique before […]
Continue ReadingToday, there are hundreds of cameras to choose from for people who would like to give photography a go, and they come in various sizes and prices and they can produce different quality images depending on the technology and capabilities the particular camera has. There are the mobile phones, compact “point and shoot” cameras, bridge […]
Continue ReadingSo, I’ve got several courses in the pipeline to cover a range of digital photography subjects but I’d like to find out what subjects you would like to learn so I can plan some more for the future. So this simple poll gives you the chance to pick up to three subjects. The top three […]
Continue ReadingThis is just a quick post to let you all know that my photography basics courses and workshops will be returning this year around the North West of the UK. If you are interested then please subscribe to my newsletter using the form on the right hand side of this page and as soon as […]
Continue ReadingIt’s the summer holiday season and hopefully you are able to take some time off from your day to day lives and get away from it all and relax. Many of you may be lucky enough to be able to travel abroad, either short or long distances, on your choice of holiday and hopefully you’ll […]
Continue ReadingThis is a quick post to act as a bit of a reminder that you shouldn’t get too caught up in which equipment is the best. The term ‘best’ is a very subjective one, especially when you think of the vast array of subject matter that photography encompasses. For instance, I still get a lot […]
Continue ReadingI haven’t done many (if any) reviews for camera equipment on this site yet, neither have I done any reviews on things linked to photography, but I’ve been doing more reading about photography recently and I thought it would be good to share some of my thoughts on some of my recent purchases. This is […]
Continue ReadingIn one of my previous posts from many moons ago, I explained what shutter speed was and the different effects it has on the image. So now here is a practical example of how you would control shutter speed to give you the results you want. So just to recap, shutter speed is the length of […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this month I paid a visit to the Photography Show at the NEC in Birmingham. For those that don’t know, this is an annual photo show where companies can exhibit their shiny shiny gadgets and gizmos and try and persuade photographers to part with their cash. There are also a series of guest speakers, […]
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