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15
May
Location, Location, Location!
What with all this rain and cloud I've been confined inside to processing images from previous trips, rather than producing new work during what should, under normal circumstances, be a productive period. But it got me thinking, how many of these shots have come off due to painstaking pre planning and research...
03
May
Photoshop? What Photoshop?
If you want to see the accompanying video to this piece first, click here. Regular readers of my blog will know that my biggest bugbear with digital photography is the amount of time spent getting square eyes in front of the computer (That Damn Machine-TDM) in post production. Well here is one for the...
19
Apr
Picture Processing - Reaching Saturation Point
This week I've had my head down in front of TDM (That Damn Machine) processing lots of photographs that have been sat twiddling their cyber thumbs on my hard drive for a good few months now. Even after three days I've only put a dent in it but, hey, we're...
13
Apr
Porth Nanven, Cornwall at Sunset
A day spent processing my landscapes is a mixed affair-on the one hand I'm delighted to see my RAW files, shot out on location at the time come to life as final photographs, on the other I have strained eyes, stiff legs and only my cat, Harold, for company. To be fair,...
12
Apr
Porthcurno at dawn
Here’s a shot from my recent trip to Cornwall. Taken at dawn at Porthcurno it’s very satisfying to have witnessed this light as it only lasted about two minutes before disappearing into thick over head cloud. I’ll be blogging in a few days on the technical side...
10
Apr
Neutral Density Filters-what’s their role in digital photography?
If you want to jump straight in and watch a short video of a dawn shoot unfolding on the Cornish coast where I discuss the use of ND filters click here. These filters are super popular: Lee, the market leader, are sold out until late 2012 and have been for some time. Prices too...
08
Apr
Behind the Lens-The Art of Staying Put
I spent last week in Cornwall producing some new landscapes. I’d been previously in May and enjoyed some good light but this time in April I hoped to catch some locations, new and old, in a different light. This shot at Porth Nanven was a particular highlight. The weather deteriorated...
11
Dec
Why RAW is good for you
Most digital cameras (except compacts) have a series of file formats you can choose to shoot in one of which will be RAW. It’s a bit unfamiliar to the uninitiated but this post is all about what it is, how to use it effectively and what it can do for your photography. ...