Last week I had a few days in Venice. I have been to Italy dozens of times but I had never visited Venice before and I have to confess, I found it the most bizarre and beautiful place. Never in my life have I arrived at an airport and got onto a boat to travel [...]
Yesterday I treated myself to taking photographs of red kites and a wee day out in Perthshire, Scotland. Photographing wildlife, and especially red kites and other birds of prey, is not really my genre. I certainly do have an interest in wildlife but I don't have the kit to photography wildlife. Additionally, I'm not sure [...]
I'd like to put the record straight and say that the Sony a7 battery life is better than all the reviews say. A year ago, I bought a Sony a7. Not the Sony a7s and not the Sony a7r, just the plain and bog standard a7. Now there's a strange description for a 24.3-megapixel full-frame [...]
There are many guides and discussions about night time photography. Most of them are concerned with photographing the night sky, which is never an easy task. For one thing, it is essential that you take yourself out to the countryside away from all sources of light pollution. Depending on where you live this can be [...]
Recently we added a mirrorless digital camera to our extensive arsenal of camera equipment. We all know just how heavy the DSLR full frame bodies are, then add on the lenses…HEAVY! There is an exciting new generation of cameras on the market these days. They are lightweight and pack a punch, often more than capable [...]
The dramatic sky plays a substantial part in the formation of an image. It forms the background and often the main subject of a huge percentage of our images, in particular landscape. Exposure can often be tricky and calculating for either the sky or the foreground on their own will result in one or the [...]
April showers bring May flowers…or so the saying goes. Photography in adverse weather conditions and the problems faced by the photographer can lead to some breath-taking images. Again we take a look at landscapes and the sky where the effects of the elements can be noticeably clear to see, but sometimes you have to be [...]
With spring gradually creeping its way towards us, it may be a good time to talk about photographing wild flowers. So here are some of our tips to help you get better results when photographing wild flowers. Don’t go out on the bright sunny days. Strange as this may sound, it is better to wait [...]
People have been photographing waterfalls ever since the invention of the camera and it is no less popular today in the digital era. While the technology has changed over the years, the challenge of photographing waterfalls correctly hasn’t changed. But why is photographing waterfalls so challenging? There are three reasons that make photographing waterfalls challenging [...]
Stop Wait a minute. What does a photographer really want you to do? Simple really, stop for a minute and take a look at his/her work. Give it more than a fleeting glance. An image can hold and portray emotion, it is sometimes not until you actually stop and look do you see what is [...]
