Just getting to grips with Contrast Grading version 2 for monochrome. As with the previous version its a way of exploiting every tone in a picture to arrive at a black and white image that has depth, tonality and vision and will produce an exceptional print. The new system uses a lot more curves … Continue reading You can’t satisfy everyone. →

OK I admit it, I love camera bags. There aren’t many photographers that have only one bag and I currently have five. I have a Lowepro Flipside AW400 in which I permanently keep all my gear and it’s also the bag I use when I go out hiking to take landscapes. I have a Domke … Continue reading National Geographic Earth Explorer Small Shoulder Bag →

  I have decided to invest in a flash gun. The thinking behind this is not very clear, even in my own head. I currently do not use flash and I currently do not have a need for shooting on flash. However, a flash gun should be part of a photographer’s kit and as the … Continue reading New Flash Gun →

  I've been having problems with my black and white processing lately. I've not been happy with my output and I've been struggling to get a finished image that I am happy with.The problem seems to be that whilst controlling the shadows and the lights to ensure that there is detail in these areas, I … Continue reading Black and White Woes →

I've been looking at all my images on my Flickr site.For some time I’ve been thinking it's time for a bit of a clean up and so I've gone all the way back to the very first images that I placed on the site, including those done with my aging Nikon compact.Oh dear what a … Continue reading Looking to the past, and not liking it. →

  As well as ensuring that I do all the assignments set by the Viewfinder digital Camera Club, I am in the process of sorting all my images from last year into a photo book cataloguing my best pictures of 2010. I have spent a few evenings trying to decide which company to use for … Continue reading 2010 photo book →

  On Wednesday (it is now Friday) I ordered two black and white prints from Loxley Colour. They actually arrived today and I must say the quality is superb. I ordered them via their online order entry system which was very easy to use. They arrived at my workplace in a stout tube well packaged … Continue reading Prints ordered and received. →

So the new year has started and with it a new set of challenges to attempt as a member of the Viewfinder Digital Camera Club. My problem is that at the moment I have arrived at an arid stretch of uncompromising desert known as 'photographer's block'.I just can't visualize any images for the projects. At … Continue reading Inspiration block →

So I ventured forth with elder brother, carrying my photographic backpack containing two cameras: the E-30 and the E-620, the former laden down with the new 14-54mm lens . We decided we would try the Malvern Hills and the weather people had assured us that the sun would come out to bless the Worcestershire countryside.Well … Continue reading Finally got out with the new lens →