We all have photographers with whose work we identify, or admire. You can usually spot their work without being told whose it is, and so it is with me. There’s one contemporary photographer who has a very individual approach to…
Workflow Choices
I shoot in RAW with all my cameras, except on the odd occasion when I snap with my Samsung A12 mobile phone. I typically use exposure compensation settings of up to -1 stop, occasionally more, to retain detail in skies,…
Algorithmics, maybe…
I’ve been using BlueSky for a little less than a year. In this time I’ve amassed (sic) around 248 followers which, for me, is quite a lot. I’ve been posting my own photos, reposting others’, commenting and “liking” like a…
A Confession.
Every photographer likes to think they’re in total control of their photography, right? I’m no different, and when an image doesn’t match my expectations, I’m as disappointed as the next guy. Very occasionally, though, my incompetence produces a result that…
Kit, and my preferences thereof, Pt. 4
The elephant in the room – Smartphones We all seem to have them, and the proportion of smartphones per head of population is extremely high (although, perhaps surprisingly, The UK has dropped out of the top 10 countries, in terms…
Kit, and my preferences thereof, Pt. 3
Compacts… I have two compact cameras, a Fujifilm X20 and a Panasonic Lumix TZ60, both of which are now over 10 years old. The X20 was one of Fuji’s first in their X series of cameras, which have now matured…
Kit, and my preferences thereof, Pt. 2
A Bridge Too Far? Camera manufacturers have gradually moved away from DSLRs and bridge cameras in favour of their burgeoning ranges of mirrorless cameras. For fans of exchangeable-lens cameras, the shift from DSLR to mirrorless is arguably a natural progression,…
Kit, and my preferences thereof, Pt. 1
A highly subjective look at some of my camera equipment… I say in my bio that I use a variety of cameras because I get a buzz out of using different equipment. I suppose it’s to be expected that some…
An Invitation To Collaborate
I’m looking for expressions of interest in a collaboration between a photographer (me) & one or more writers (prose, poetry, or both) for an image interpretation project. The image attached is a sample of what I have in mind for…
Bye Bye, X – Hello BlueSky
I’ve been considering ditching X/Twitter for some time because of its sheer toxicity. Ever since Elon Musk bought the platform, it has steadily descended into a pit of nastiness, populated by some of the most aggressive people who mistake freedom…