Founder of the Hampshire School of Photography
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.
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.
I just wanted to tell you about the latest photography workshop I am launching for 2019. Without a doubt, this is quite simply the best workshop we’ve ever produced.
Everyone loves a good sunset There’s something evocative that draws the eye of every photographer when the sun sinks down low on the horizon...
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...
Lesley is currently studying with me on the 12-month Personal Mentoring Plan and as part of her chosen curriculum, we went to Winchester yesterday to...
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...
One question I get asked again and again by photographers, is whether they should be shooting in manual?
Leaving your camera on AUTO will work for most of the time, but with the camera making all the decisions for you, you can expect a number of issues to arise.
You start to see in a whole new way when you shoot macro. All objects become a lot more interesting as you begin picturing them up close in your mind’s eye – even before you point your camera at them.
