A finger of fudge is just enough…

I’ve been having a lot of trouble clarifying my vision for the current project that my photographic group S13 have set. The premise for the project revolves around a particular site and despite two visits and what I thought were coherent and appropriate images, when it came to editing I was ultimately disappointed with what … Continue reading A finger of fudge is just enough… →

50mm f/1.8 G ordered

Well I've gone and ordered a 'nifty-fifty' this evening from the good people at Wex, and if their delivery is true to form I should have it tomorrow.I was out today with my D800 and the 18-35 Nikkor, trying to complete an assignment for the S13 group and whilst the 18-35 performed brilliantly as usual, … Continue reading 50mm f/1.8 G ordered →

Justifying a standard

As you know (if you read this blog) I have recently bought a Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G for my D7100. The original blog is here if you wish have a look. As the post says, I really enjoyed using the 35mm (equivalent of a 50mm on full frame) to such an extent that I … Continue reading Justifying a standard →

Nikon P7800

I have to admit, I’m not a big fan of using LCD screens to take a photo. Indoors or in dim light they work fine, but in bright sunlight they’re a waste of time. There is also the ‘arm-stretched out’ photo stance which to me looks just plain silly. For a couple of years now, … Continue reading Nikon P7800 →

Much Ado about a picture.

I'm feeling pretty pleased at the moment. The Royal Shakespeare Company got in touch with me a month or two ago about using a winter image that I took of the house in Charlecote Park for the leaflets and advertising media in productions of Love’s Labour’s Lost and Love’s Labour’s Won which is better known as … Continue reading Much Ado about a picture. →

Raising standards

On my recent trip to Croatia, I left the D800 at home and took the D7100. I was travelling photographically light, so as I was packing I was debating which lens to take with it. I had wanted to take the 35mm 1.8G DX (equivalent to a 50mm full frame) standard lens, but common- sense … Continue reading Raising standards →

Finding time

How many times do we hear from friends and work colleagues that they find it very difficult juggling family (not literally) and work in order to make time to pursue their personal interests to their own satisfaction. I personally have never felt that I had that problem. I ensure that all my chores are done … Continue reading Finding time →

Organising Lightroom Catalogs

I started using Lightroom from version 1, and since that time I have always used multiple catalogs. By that I mean that I started a new catalog for each new year. Each of these years' containing all that particular period’s images were on a separate external hard drive and backed up to another hard drive. … Continue reading Organising Lightroom Catalogs →

Revisiting the RPS

What a difference a few years make. Five or six years ago I was a member of the Royal Photographic Society and I remember the dark website that was like entering an old fashioned gentleman’s club and sometime worked properly and sometimes didn’t. The society’s magazine ‘the Journal’ was printed on thin, not very good quality … Continue reading Revisiting the RPS →

Updated Portfolio

I have just uploaded images from November 2013 on to my portfolio site This website contains images that I consider to be the best pictures from each month as well as photographs from my special projects. Please go and have a look if you haven’t visited already.