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I get a little melancholy when I see watermelons. Let me explain. Towards the end of summer in Ukraine, farmers come to the city to sell watermelons from huge crates on street corners. It signifies the beginning of the end of summer. As photographers, however we should not feel melancholy about the end of summer […]
It’s pretty safe to say that Adobe have cornered the market in the image management and editing section of the photographic market. Sure there are worthy contenders that pack a hefty punch in a heavyweight battle against Adobe but for the moment Photoshop and Lightroom rule supreme in the payware market – something reflected in […]
As photographers we are used to reading articles such as “101 things not to say to a photographer”. I am sure that like me, the irony of these being published on photographic websites is not lost on you. Today we are going to take a slightly wry and different angle and suggest to you twelve […]
You are a few months into your new adventure in photography. You are loving the images you are getting from your camera but there is an itch you cannot quite scratch. You want to expand, not only your knowledge but also your equipment. But what to buy? Photography today offers a wealth of wonderful tech […]
The weather does not always play ball with us. Even when it does, it sometimes does not give us the look we had hoped for. Thankfully, to rectify this problem we have post production. With tools like Lightroom it is possible to create dramatic looking skies with some simple techniques. There are some caveats, you […]
Apparently, I am an iSheep. It’s an interesting name that I occasionally get called when I am commenting on a post that is about IOS vs. Android. Apparently, as a reasonably educated, tech savvy individual, I am not capable of picking the right device for my needs. There are striking parallels in the photographic world. […]
Have you ever put a third party lens on your camera? I am guessing for the majority of you the answer is yes. The reason for that is that there are numerous lens manufacturers out there, most of whom have sterling reputations when it comes to value and quality. Let me now ask a slightly […]
One of the first things you are told when getting into photography is to buy protective filters for your lenses. These would normally be an ultra violet filter but you may also have been suggested a skylight filter. The latter are no longer recommended for digital photographers as they can introduce a slight colour cast […]
I don’t blame the cat. Truly I don’t. But when I glanced over to my desk at the exact moment her hind leg brushed my Nikon 24-70 f2.8, she adopted several new names. For a moment my lens was a parody of another cat. The one owned by a certain Mr Schrödinger. It was at […]
Photography is all about freezing the moment. The thing is, the way we freeze that moment can convey so much information about the image we are looking at. A locked off static landscape with great depth of field gives us a sense of tranquility and stillness. On the other hand a shot of a racing […]