Education, Tips and Advice
Like any profession, hobby or past-time, photography has its challenges. Little problems crop up all the time. Perhaps you forgot the right filter, or you your flash is just too harsh, or you are off to explore somewhere new but want to say safe.
Here’s a ramdom selection of tips and articles addressing a few of those little problems and suggesting simple solutions.
St Paul’s Cathedral Quire
Another shot from the recent St Pauls marketing shoot, this time showing the stunning ceiling above the quire. What can I say, it's breathtaking! One of the things I love so much about this sort of work is meeting people who work in the places where...
PaperDry Commercial Shoot
Here’s one from a product shoot for the PaperDry waterproof clipboard produced by Laserware. It's a simple, but brilliant, product designed for absolutely anyone who has to work outdoors and use paper, whether its making notes, sketching diagrams or using a map. The...
Irridescent Sea Bubbles
On the beach at Chapel Porth, near St Agnes, Cornwall. A fierce storm had been blowing off the sea, whipping the water into huge chunks of sea foam. In a tiny rook pool I found these iridescent bubbles. I couldn't resist taking a shot although the wind was so strong...
St Paul’s Cathedral Whispering Gallery
The 'Whispering Gallery' set in the dome of St Paul's Cathedral is one of it's principle tourist attractions. The accoustics are remarkable. Setting up in the gallery, early in the morning, and before the public arrived it felt like a vast space, with the onion-shape...
Best Gloves For Photography
Wildlife photographers such as myself who have braved the cold know all too well the struggles that come with capturing the perfect shot in frigid conditions. From condensation on the lens to batteries that seem to drain in minutes, numb fingers, and fogged-up...
Space Blanket reflector
Photography reflectors are usually white,silver or gold coloured sheets that are positioned to reflect light onto the subject. They are great for filling in shadows , highlighting a model's hair, etc, but they aren't always easy to carry around with you. They tend to...
