Harry Flashman
Photography: 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...
Photography: Sports Photography for Dummies
I have children. After the school sports day, their mother expects to be given gold medals, or at least a “winning” photograph. Unfortunately none...
Photography: What Camera should you buy?
“What camera should I buy?” is one which every pro shooter is asked at least once every week. With cameras ranging in price between...
Photography: Be there in a flash
In the early days of photography, the photographers of the day soon worked out they needed more light. Exposure times of several minutes led...
Photography: 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...
Photography: 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...
Photography: 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...
Photography: 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....
Photography: There is so much more to photography than record shots
Simple shots are those you take of your wife at the beach with her sister and your brother-in-law. You know what I mean, and...
Photography: Age is no barrier
Today, age really is no barrier. In fact I received a letter from a reader, and I quote, “Up until quite recently I had...