Monthly Archives: January 2011

Book Review: “iPad: Fully Loaded” by Alan Hess

Ok this maybe an odd way to start but I’ll begin by summing up and say “if you have an iPad and want to get the most out of it then you NEED this book!” Sure, as is always the case the book will cover some ground that you’re already aware of but I can...

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Photographing in low light? Give Auto Focus a helping hand…

This particular portrait shoot took place in the evening by which time it was completely dark but for the street lighting. Now, working in such low light doesn’t normally cause a problem for the AF (Auto focus) on my Nikon D3 but when it does there’s an inexpensive piece of kit that’s always in my...

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No Clouds? Photoshop to the Rescue!!!

From time to time I get questions asking how I get those ‘moody’ clouds in some of my photographs; is it all done ‘in camera’ or is down to Photoshop? … The honest answer is that 99% of the time it’s all done ‘in camera’ at the time of the shoot, however there are those...

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Monthly Guest: David E. Jackson…Coming Soon!!!

I’m really excited to tell you that this month’s Guest Photographer is Wisconsin, USA based Editorial & Portrait Photographer David E. Jackson… I’ve been a huge fan of Dave and his work ever since I saw him featured over on Zack Arias‘ blog, so finally getting the chance to catch up and speak at length...

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Photography = Vision not Gear

There’s no question that with Scott Kelby introducing his Worldwide Photo Walk nearly 4 years ago, the whole concept of ‘street’ photography has been introduced into alot more photographers’ lives. Just you and your camera walking at a leisurely pace and photographing the world as it goes by can be incredibly fulfilling but also as...

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