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One of the challenges that people learning photography often face is to ‘see the shot’ to take. How often have you gone out with your camera, ready and enthusiastic to take lots of pictures and then you think “now what do I take pictures of?”. It’s happened to me lots of times so I’m sure […]
Continue ReadingThere are many techniques in photography that you have to learn to help you improve, some are more useful than others and you’ll find yourself using them more and more when you perfect them. One such technique is called ‘panning’. This is the technique of moving the camera with the subject, taking the shot during […]
Continue ReadingDuring the time I have been doing and teaching photography I have been asked on several occasions about taking photos of small items against a white background. This could be for things like jewellery or small items that you might be selling on eBay, or in my case it’s for images of my LEGO Minifigure collection for […]
Continue ReadingOne of the items that many people forget when starting out in the world of Digital SLRs is a decent bag to safely carry your new expensive gear round in. Lowepro have been one of the market leaders for camera bags for years, they have a huge range of camera bags and pouches suitable for […]
Continue ReadingVisiting a zoo is a fantastic place to see animals that you wouldn’t normally see in the country you live in. I am fortunate to live near Chester Zoo in the North West of England and try and visit the zoo a few times a year. I do have favourite animals like the chimps, orang […]
Continue ReadingVisiting a zoo is a fantastic place to see animals that you wouldn’t normally see in the country you live in. I am fortunate to live near Chester Zoo in the North West of England and try and visit the zoo a few times a year. I do have favourite animals like the chimps, orang […]
Continue ReadingNearly four years ago I wrote a post on choosing a digital camera. Now technology has moved on, technology has got smaller, better (in most cases) and cheaper which means that digital cameras are now cheaper and the chance of getting a digital SLR are now easier. Now I don’t confess to being a real […]
Continue ReadingThe Annual Worldwide Photo Walk has now passed and the Northwich walk took place yesterday. We only had a small group turn up, but the rain held off (just) and we had a good walk from Northwich town centre along the canal to the Anderton Boat lift. The weather wasn’t ideal for photos, an overcast […]
Continue ReadingWell, today is the day of the Worldwide Photo Walk in Northwich. Obviously the Northwich event is only a small part of the big picture (excuse the pun) and there will be thousands of photographers around the world out taking pictures today which is great news. For those coming along to the Northwich walk, the […]
Continue ReadingThere are now more details up about the Photo Walk on 24th July that I am leading. To find out more information and to register for the walk, please visit this site: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/northwich-england-united-kingdom/ The benefits of registering are that you will be able to enter the photo competition for images taken during the walk plus […]
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