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 →

So Christmas has been and gone, and Santa delivered my new lens.But the British weather has decided to act up.The snow of the last week or so has started to melt leaving brown, slimy sludge on the roads. on the grass and fields patches of green showing through a once white covering, like a tatty … Continue reading Got the lens – need the weather! →