Field Notes
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Learn about the secrets to successful travel, landscape and wedding photography in this series of short articles complete with video footage.
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...
Digital File Storage On The Road
In this field note I’m going to look at the tricky issue of data storage when on an extended photo trip. I’ll cover the various options for data storage and tell you what set up I settled on early last year when I went away...
Croyde beach in Devon and luminosity post production techniques
Twisted over Millenia by tectonic movements, the granite rocks along the north Devon coast make for excellent landscape subject matter. The trick, as ever, is timing the visit for the right light and tide then knowing what to do in post production. This Field Note will discuss some...
Grand Canyon, Blue Mountains, Australia
With a name like that you would expect something pretty ‘grand’ and this vast area west of Sydney does not disappoint. Huge eucalyptus forests stretch out across a virtually impenetrable canyon for miles and miles. In amongst all this is the lovely Grand Canyon area with...
Viewpoint: Whitby’s 101 Steps
The north east of England is blessed with many photogenic towns and villages and Whitby is surely one of the best. The town itself boasts plenty of photographic potential including a pier, Whitby Abbey and nearby Saltwick Nab and from a base in Whitby one can easily reach a...