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When you start out in photography it can be a challenge to come up with ideas and motivation to go out and take photos. It’s often a good idea to set yourself a project where you take a collection of photos all on a similar theme. It’s a great way to learn and at the […]
Continue ReadingI’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 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 ReadingWhen I started this site I wrote a post about what ISO is and I stated that you should “always try and use the lowest sensitivity you can get away with”. At the time of writing, the sophistication of camera sensors meant that you would start to see noise at fairly low ISO settings so […]
Continue ReadingA few years ago I was a member of a great camera club and enjoyed what I got out of it. Recently I’ve joined another camera club after moving to a new area and I went along to one of their competition nights. The camera club judge has a tough job. He or she has […]
Continue ReadingHappy New Year everyone! I hope you all had an enjoyable time. Apologies for the scary picture, I hope it hasn’t put you off your food. As new year is meant to be a time for new beginnings, resolutions and making positive decisions, it’s time to look at what you want to accomplish photographically in […]
Continue ReadingUnfortunately I tried to be too clever and tried to update the version of wordpress using my iphone. Great if it works, bad if it doesn’t… and it didn’t work. As I’m out in Canada, the opportunities to fix it are limited. So I’m now sitting in a car, with my netbook, within range of […]
Continue ReadingWell 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. […]
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