Harry Flashman
Medium Format – is it the holy grail?
As a pro photographer it was almost mandatory that you have a medium format camera. There was no getting away from the fact that...
Thinking about Still Life?
Most weekend photographers don’t think about still life photography. Yet most weekend photographers already take still lives. Surprised? Well, don’t be.
Ever since the advent...
178 Years of Photography
Very soon we will be coming up to 200 years of photography. Everything about photography has changed remarkably in the past 178 years since...
Making a small fortune from your camera
It has been said that if you want to make a small fortune out of owning a bar, best to start with a large...
What goes on after dark
Too many weekend photographers put the camera away at sunset. For many, there is no auto mode called “after dark”, so they imagine that...
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1789-1851)
Many historians believe that Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre was the driving force in photography in the 1830’s resulting in the eponymous Daguerreotype in 1837....
Ansel Adams – lest we forget!
The famous American photographer Ansel Adams has been dead for 24 years, but his influence on photography as an “art form” will probably be...
Painting with light – or is it painting with dark?
The old saying was that photography was painting with light. But is it really? I would put forward that photography is rather more painting...
Sky high!
There have been some spectacular sunsets recently. Brilliant orange skies which are just aching to be photographed. However, there are a few tricks to...
The Golden Glow
Do you know the one factor that stands out in professional glamour shots? It is what I call the ‘Golden Glow’. That is what...