Back in 2021, after my father had passed away, I found his old film camera. It was a Minolta X300, exactly the same model that I had bought as my first “serious” camera. Until a few years before he died I had no idea that he had bought the same camera, and I often wondered […]
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How to use your camera to its (and your) potential.
Whilst there is still some snobbery around smartphone photography, many photographers today openly embrace the power of a camera that resides in your pocket. Smartphone cameras are truly incredible pieces of kit. Multiple focal lengths, decent resolution, outstanding video plus you can call home to ask your partner to put the kettle on when you […]
Auto ISO can be a very powerful tool for photographers. But if left on, in the wrong circumstances, it can also be at least a hindrance and at worst, reduce image quality. Newcomers to photography may not even know about Auto ISO, yet it may be enabled by default on their cameras. Is Auto ISO […]
Winter is a tough time to be an outdoor photographer, summer can be just as hard.. I don’t mind telling you that it can be a struggle to get out and shoot, even more so to shoot at the best times of day. I do most of my photography at four times the two golden […]
Ever had a shot that you thought was going to be a winner only to find the sharpness is slightly off? You rack your brains, the shutter speed was high enough, the camera’s focus point was right on the subject yet the image seems to be a tad unsharp. Not in just one location but […]
Drones have revolutionized the way we take both photos and videos. We can now take high-quality images dozens of meters from our actual location both laterally and vertically. We can put our cameras in places inaccessible to us. They are amazing tools. However as the growth of the drone market accelerated, so did the misuse. […]
