Cropped Mirrorless or Full Frame DSLR?
I had a fascinating conversation last night with one of my privately mentored students, Trish Macharla. We were chatting on TOG TALK, my weekly...
Category: Musing
Three Elements for Great Photography
Picking up a camera for the first time is exciting. If it’s your first ‘proper’ camera, doubly so. Your desire to take great photos...
The Five Most Annoying Habits of Photographers
Oh yeah, I do love a good grumble (it’s an age thing) Don’t photographers get on your nerves sometimes? Sometimes they can be a...
The Photographer’s Journey
I have taught hundreds of photographers over the last few years. Most of them come to me listing their frustrations, their failures and what seems to be a constant battle with their cameras. They have all been on a journey, some very long, others relatively short, but their stories remain quite similar.
Some of my Biggest Gaffs
As you learn, you make mistakes. It’s going to happen. That’s why you have to learn. You practice and practice and eventually, you make fewer mistakes. Finally, you reach that stage where mistakes are rare.
Why I don’t like IBIS
Let’s consider a hypothetical situation. You are twenty-something, you’re female and you’re on holiday in Turkey. You have a camera with a reasonably long...
JPG Vs RAW
It’s not unsual these days to find myself in conversation about the pros and cons of shooting in JPG verses RAW. Both are digital...
Do ‘real’ photographers shoot in Manual?
One question I get asked again and again by photographers, is whether they should be shooting in manual?
Meet the Photography Teacher
For many years I had been reading monthly photography magazines. They had been a tremendous source of learning and inspiration. But on this one particular day, something told me that things had changed.
Photography lessons?
Everyone wants to take great photos of their kids, great photos their holiday, of sunsets and of course their pets… they want to be able to get those lovely blurred out backgrounds. But finally they realise that they need to learn to operate their cameras properly, to take control of their them.
