Have you heard these before? “Not another cat picture!” “Real photographers don’t photograph their cats.” “Social media is just a place to post cat pictures.” Seems some of the photographic fraternity look down on cats as if they are faux subjects. Today, I am here to tell you, in a somewhat tongue in cheek way, […]
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Today in our series of exploring the inspired we are going to take a look at an iconic quote by a truly inspirational photographer, Ansel Adams. Is it relevant to modern photography and how do we apply it in this age of instant images. Ansel Easton Adams […]
With apologies to some of our more experienced members, today we are going to reach out to people who are brand new to serious photography. Those that have bought or are contemplating their first foray into the wonderful world we call photography. You might have a dSLR, it might be a mirrorless compact, you might […]
Berlin is a fascinating city of great history and an intriguing mixture of Western and Soviet architecture. For a capital and major European city, it is remarkably compact and features a fantastic multi level and cheap transport system that makes getting around at any time of day pretty stress free. Despite being a major tourist […]
Recently, we suggested seven ways to take better shots with your smartphone. Although that article was a technical guide, we had a number of requests for an article about the best smartphone apps for photography. Of course there are literally thousands of photographic apps on the market for all operating systems, but in this article […]
A few weeks back we took a slightly tongue in cheek look at some of the things that you should not put in your photographer’s biography. Today we will remove our tongues from our cheeks and have a more serious look at what you should include in your bio. Whether you are a professional promoting […]
Some might say Citizen Kane is the greatest film of all time, others Gone with the Wind, we however might suggest something completely different. Kodachrome perhaps, maybe Velvia. Many of the great photographic films have, alas, gone with the wind, but occasionally someone finds a roll or two stuffed behind a frozen pork chop at […]
In a recent article we looked at the impact that video is having, and will have on the future of stills photography. The advent of 4K video in consumer level mirrorless cameras has given us a situation whereby we can shoot 8 mp images at 25 or 30 frames per second and then select the […]
Amsterdam, a city made famous by canals, cannabis and one or two other things, has the potential to be a photographer’s paradise. In reality, despite its very obvious photographic charms, it can be a particularly difficult city to capture. Part of this lies in its success as a tourist destination. On any given day it […]
One of the huge advantages of digital photography is that we can re-use memory cards. Some of us will fill our cards to the max before downloading them to a computer and some will fastidiously download after each and every shoot. But what about getting rid of the photos that you have downloaded from the […]
