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27th September 2020
The beacon. I was shooting this image when my hat blew off my head.

How to Shoot a Violent Storm.

True love for storm photography. Would you shoot a storm? Storms are superb for landscape photography and they need careful preparation. By mutual agreement, I postponed […]
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16th July 2020
My wife walking on the beach, shot with my old Olympus E-510 in 2011

Why my blog post for Olympus got lost

Do you accumulate cameras? I do. I have just passed some on to others for their enjoyment, this included a couple of 1930s Twin Lens Reflex […]
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13th May 2020

Legacy Lenses

Legacy Lenses A few months ago, I found a grubby old manual focus 50mm lens for £3. I was looking for a replacement legacy lens to […]
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22nd April 2020

Technology and Art

Photography is a fusion of technological precision and art. Throughout history, photographers balanced those two elements to create the perfect photograph. Both those are important. However, […]
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30th March 2020
Black headed gull winter plumage

Mental health: Photography is good for the soul

According to the mental health charity, MIND, one in four people in the UK suffer from mental health problems. That’s a staggering and dreadful statistic. At […]
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27th January 2020

Ten questions you should ask about your business and the photography you use.

Do you run a business? If so, do you promote it online? Do you use photographs or videos for that? Have you ever considered that those […]
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12th December 2019
Tunnel Black and white image

Imposter

“The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” Albert Einstein Those who are most learned in any field realise they know […]
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5th December 2019

Categories of Photography

We often talk about genres of photography such as portraiture, landscapes or abstract. But I believe there is another layer which overlays these genres. Photos fall […]
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23rd November 2019

Stuck in a Photographic Rut?

Are you stuck in a photographic rut? Do you love taking photos but still shooting the same images today as you were a year ago? Let’s […]
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