When it comes to promoting your business or just showcasing your latest photographs for FREE nothing beats social media. Anyone who wants to get ahead in anything nowadays avoids social media at their peril. The simple fact is if you want to reach as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time AND… Continue reading The Four Best Social Media Sites for Photographers
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Improve Your Images With The Histogram
At first sight the histogram can look like a very complicated and daunting technical graph. For this reason alone a lot of photographers avoid using this very useful tool. In reality the histogram is not nearly as complicated as it looks and is actually one of the most useful tools at your disposal. In fact… Continue reading Improve Your Images With The Histogram
For Your Grandchildren’s Sake – Print!
I read an article recently that revealed some shocking statistics. It was the results of a nationwide US survey of our photography habits for 2016. According to this survey 90% of all photographs last year were taken by smartphones. Whats more 40% of people say they NEVER print any of their images, preferring to keep… Continue reading For Your Grandchildren’s Sake – Print!
The (Very Useful) Polarising Filter
In the modern age of digital cameras the need to carry around an extensive selection of filters has pretty much come to an end. But is the polarising filter one we should consider obsolete? For me two filters still deserve to have a place amongst the photographers accessory bag. Simply because the effects they create… Continue reading The (Very Useful) Polarising Filter
My New Favourite Accessory
When I am out and about with my camera I usually like to travel light. I tend to have my camera and a couple of lenses, spare batteries, memory cards and rarely carry anything else in my accessory bag. However this in itself has often presented me with it’s own set of problems, because when… Continue reading My New Favourite Accessory
The UV Filter, Is It Useful?
When You buy a new lens in store, one of the favourite up-sells is to offer you a UV filter. This comes with the warning that it could save your expensive new lens from damage if banged or dropped. They say it also has the added advantage of filtering out ultra violet light thus improving… Continue reading The UV Filter, Is It Useful?
The Photography Show 2016
Well that time has come again and as a photography fan, as always I was getting excited… The Photography Show 2016 was here and although I didn’t have anything specific I wanted to see or do this year, I still boarded the train on Tuesday morning like a little boy on his way to his… Continue reading The Photography Show 2016
Just Started and Behind Already
OK! I know I’m slaking already, two weeks into April and no Images posted. Truth be told there was a problem with the delivery of my new camera, I ordered online from SLRHut on the morning of Tuesday 31st March and waited patiently for it to make the long Journey from the USA to my front… Continue reading Just Started and Behind Already
The Photography Show 2015 and Big Decisions
After visiting The photography Show last week I was inspired to make a couple of changes with regards to my photography on my return home. The first thing I realised was that I don’t take enough pictures for ‘me’ anymore. Most of my work is done for someone else’s wants/needs. So I have decided that from the Start of… Continue reading The Photography Show 2015 and Big Decisions