Harry Flashman

Any semi-serious photographer accumulates a collection of old photo gear. Some of it has become surplus to requirements, some of it is broken and...

Since the advent of ‘selfies’ people are indulging themselves in “portraits” of themselves. Narcissism is obviously contagious, and in my view quite sick. I...

Paint it black was a hit single for the Rolling Stones about 1966; however, black has been part of photography since the outset. Black...

Professional portraits have something about them, something which distances good portraits from average ones. When you take time to analyze a “good” portrait, you...

I was asked to put together a small “instruction” sheet for new DSLR users, and so here it is. While the compact point and...

France has a long history in photography, beginning with Daguerre, and Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894 – 1986) was the first photographer to show that equipment...

Depth of Field (DOF) is something that seems to be a challenge for many weekend photographers, though it does not have to be. Mastery...

If you are interested in photography (and I presume you must be if you are reading this column) then you probably have bought a...

As a pro photographer it was almost mandatory that you have a medium format camera.  There was no getting away from the fact that...

Most weekend photographers don’t think about still life photography. Yet most weekend photographers already take still lives. Surprised? Well, don’t be. Ever since the advent...