Outdoor Portraits – 77% are wrong
How to work with the sun Introduction: Photography is an art that relies heavily on the interplay of light and shadows. When it comes...
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What Lenses Would You Pick, If You Could Only Choose Three?
This week’s Tog-Talk podcast pits me against student and now assistant course instructor, Tracey Clarkson (no relation to Jeremy!) as we talk about (amongst...
Photographing Parallel Lines
So often when I’m out with my camera, there are certain things I see with my eyes that I expect to look good though...
Photographing Silhouettes
How to photograph a silhouette? Silhouttes can be quite striking, and with relatively little effort anyone should be able to take a great photo...
Shooting portraits by windows with natural light
The above image was taken by a lovely lady called Heather (a previous student of mine). It was captured at my wedding and shows Linda...
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.
Five Tips on Photographing Sunsets
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...
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...
A Camera for Christmas?
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.
Which lens should I buy first?
So you now own a nice camera and you’re beginning to think about which lens you should buy next. The choice seems overwhelming and you don’t want to make an expensive mistake.
