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Well today is the day of the photo walk that I am organising as part of Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk and I have spotted some blue sky!! But only a bit. I’m looking forwards to the day, even if it does rain, and hopefully there will be around 15-20 photographers turning up for it. […]
Continue ReadingI have finalised the plans for a photo walk near Oldham on July 18th 2009 as part of the Annual Worldwide Photo Walk. You can find all the info, and register for it here: http://worldwidephotowalk.com/oldham-en-uk/ Please don’t try and register through this site, you have to go to the official page at the address above. […]
Continue ReadingI’m just finalising the plans for a photography walk to be held somewhere around the Oldham area on July 18th 2009 as part of the Annual Worldwide Photo Walk. I’ll be publishing mroe details once I have them, but I hope you will be able to join me as it should be an enjoyable afternoon […]
Continue ReadingThis shot is a little different to the previous shots in my ‘How I got the shot series’ in that it’s not of anything particularly exciting, but the result is still a pleasing image. I spotted this shot while doing a one to one photography session near Deansgate station in Manchester. The sun was getting […]
Continue ReadingHappy New Year Everyone! So we are now into 2009. Hopefully you were on Santa’s ‘has been good list’ and you might have got a new camera or a new lens or maybe an accessory or two. Have you tried them yet? Well now is the time to set yourself some (belated) photography resolutions for […]
Continue ReadingThere are many disciplines of photography that require a certain technique to get the best out of it. Sports photography is one that requires quick reflexes, confidence in your camera equipment and knowing what settings you can use quickly to capture the fast pace of what you are taking pictures of. I had the chance […]
Continue ReadingJust a quick apology to anyone that has been trying to get to this site via http://www.photographybasics.co.uk I have only just realised there was a problem and it looked like the site was gone. All fixed now and sorry about the balls up!
Continue ReadingAnother landscape shot this time, but taken in a different way to the previous ‘How I got the shot‘. This shot was taken In Turkey while I was on holiday, and as you can probably guess, I was on a boat when I took it. This was taken in the morning when the water on […]
Continue ReadingFor the last year or so I’ve been using a DSLR, and taken it where I can, but recently I’ve been hearing lots of photographers also have a digital compact to supplement their DSLRs or replace them entirely for some circumstances. So I thought I’d jump on this band wagon and seeing as how I […]
Continue ReadingI am always looking for inspiration for my photography, and what better way than to look at what other people are taking pictures of, how they are taking them, and also how they are presenting them. Presentation can have a big effect on the impact of an image so it’s well worth spending time improving […]
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