Let slip the dogs of war

The first glimpse of sun to grace the British skies for a few weeks through the blinds in the bedroom this morning made me resolve to get out and try my new 24-120 Nikon lens. But where to go? Anywhere which might be a little photogenic would probably be under six fathoms of rain water … Continue reading Let slip the dogs of war →

New Lens

I've just gone ahead and ordered a new lens for my Nikons. It's a Nikon 24-120mm f4 G AF-S ED VR and I've ordered it from Wex. I think that it'll probably sit on my D800 as a general go-to lens, except for when I need my 18-35 wide angle for landscapes and such. I'm … Continue reading New Lens →

365 Photobooks

The new 365 project for 2014 has kicked off as you can see from the images on this blog. Also on here are the images that I took for a 365 project started in 2011. After I finished the project I placed them all in a photo book ready to be printed – which I … Continue reading 365 Photobooks →

Better gear = better photos?

One of my favourite blogs is that written by David DuChemin. He is a great writer and, in my humble opinion, a fantastic photographer. At present he is in the Maasai Mara in Kenya (I’m not jealous – honest), and he has taken mirror-less cameras with him, and he says that this has made him … Continue reading Better gear = better photos? →

Auto ISO

I spent my early photography days using film, especially reversal film which resulted in slides to show in a projector. Reversal film is not as forgiving as print film and that meant that you had to be pretty accurate with all camera settings and that included using the ISO recommended by the manufacturer. I started … Continue reading Auto ISO →

New Vivian Maier website

Although not a street photographer myself, I am a huge fan of Vivian Maier’s work and the people who have gathered and correlated most of her amazing output, have launched a new website featuring some her best pictures. Maier has been gaining importance as one of the great 20th century street photographers and rightly so. … Continue reading New Vivian Maier website →

365 Project 2014

I've decided to do another 365 project this year starting on January 1. This will be the second one that I have done. Once again I have some friends who are going to attempt it with me, from last time: Martyn and Carol and a '365 newbie', Rod. Like last time I have prepared daily … Continue reading 365 Project 2014 →

Decision…made!

After my last blog before Christmas, I have given a lot of thought to what I plan to do photography-wise in the coming year. I have decided to have some time off from the degree and to look at it again later in the year. I am allowed to postpone the next module until November … Continue reading Decision…made! →

Decisions…decisions

So. it’s the 23 December, and I’m sitting in front of my monitor and about to start processing another image from the summer. I’m still on July, working on the images I took in Venice. Although my University module with the Open College of the Arts finished in September (which I passed) I don’t seemed … Continue reading Decisions…decisions →

Finding my images

We have finished decorating the study in our house, and my wife is looking for a collection of landscape format prints to group in a series of four on one of the walls. The problem is, which images to choose? All of my images are held in Lightroom databases. Each year I start a new … Continue reading Finding my images →