Harry Flashman
Photography: Bracketing for beginners
I have previously mentioned “bracketing”. Read any good photographic book and you will also read the word “bracketing”. Bracketing has saved my professional standing...
Photography: How to get great holiday snaps
In the days when we used to come home with slides after a holiday, there would be a ‘slide night’ for friends and relatives...
Photography: How to polarize your vision
The most under-used item in your camera bag is a filter – the polarizer. This one filter can make such an incredible difference to...
Photography: Is Kirlian photography a Russian plot?
Kirlian photography is back once more to haunt us. In the1950s, a ‘scientific’ paper published by a Russian couple produced a fad. I was...
Photography: More storms with wind and rain
We are currently having some particularly stormy weather. Like you, I keep a brolly in the car. Unfortunately, when I need it, brolly is...
Photography: Time lapse photography? Easy
The camera is one of the most fantastic pieces of equipment to record change. A tangible, visible record of something caught suspended in time...
Photography: The photographer and the better mousetrap
All the way through history, man has been trying to build a better mousetrap. Photographically this is still the case. From the old box...
Photography: White balance and black cats
Read an interesting article on ‘white balance’, making out that this was something new and magical experienced only with digital photography. Let me assure...
Photography: Getting rid of messy backgrounds
You can “kill” a great photo if that photo has a cluttered and intrusive background.
You have to remember that the art of photography is...
Photography: Photo Philters
Should you have some filters for your photography? Simple answer: Yes, BUT not all filters are suitable for use by amateurs.
Photographic filters are the...