Harry Flashman
How to produce “different” images
There is so much more to photography than pictures you take of your wife at the beach with her sister and your brother-in-law. You...
The window to the world
Some people do say that photography represents a window to the world, and that may be so. However, thinking about windows (the building kind,...
Auto and no flash for better results
Flash photography tends to worry some weekend photographers, so this week we might try to de-mystify lighting.
Camera flashes come in all shapes and sizes. ...
Museum Pieces
Yesterday afternoon, I spent an entertaining hour rummaging through one of the drawers in my study desk, for no other reason that rummaging through...
Still lives are not dead lives
I randomly picked a book from my shelves this week. It was 35 years old, and every item was still applicable today. The main...
Say “Cheese”
How many times have you said that, I wonder? Of course, you don’t really expect people to say anything at all except smile, although...
Do you want to upsize this?
Size matters! Never mind what you previously read about this in women’s magazines – but size does matter - in photography. Even more than...
The ‘decisive moment’
Henri Cartier-Bresson, the originator of the phrase in photography, “The Decisive Moment”, died in 2004, aged 95. However, he will be remembered for his...
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...
Have you read your instruction manual?
After using many different cameras over far too many years, I have become a little blasé about instruction manuals. After all, the technical side...
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Huge change on May 1 2025 for foreigners visiting Thailand
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