Harry Flashman
WYSIWYG – learn that first!
Modern digital cameras, both SLR and point and shoot (and I put smartphones in that category) are all very clever with zoom lenses and...
Catching the action in Still Life
Still Life photography must be easy as you don’t have to direct models or supervise make-up. Everything is just sitting there, waiting for the...
A 366 page manual
I received this letter from one of the regular readers:
Dear Harry,
I read, with interest, your article, “Buying a new camera”, published in the Pattaya...
Composition, Composition, Composition!
The cameras that are now available for the weekend photographer are amazing in their abilities. Now we have almost got to rewrite the manuals...
Age is no barrier
I received a communication the other day from one of the readers of this column who wrote, “Up until quite recently I had no...
A few basics
Over the years, the questions I receive tend to be about the same subjects, and not related to digital problems. I did get something...
Smartphones vs digital cameras
Just as digital cameras changed the photographic world, so did smartphones 20 years later. In fact, smartphones have all but killed the low end...
Videography for amateurs
Did you get a video camera for Xmas? Or a DSLR that has a video function? Do you know how to use it?
Video is...
Digital difficulties
When shooting action, panning gives the best results. Now many of you will have cameras with an “Action” or “Sports” mode that you can...
Photography for children
Did someone give your child a camera this Xmas? It could be his or her passport to millions, as good photographers can demand very...