Harry Flashman
Lartigue – the man who shot what pleased him!
Studying famous photographers from the past can help you understand the art of photography, even in this electronic age.
Jacques-Henri Lartigue was the first photographer...
The photojournalists’ creed
Photojournalism is not an easy branch of photography. You are taking photographs destined to be seen by thousands (sometimes millions) and live under extreme...
Absorbing and reflecting
Ready to absorb? And reflect later? Information columns such as these are designed to give you something to absorb, and then after application, to...
Kids can take great pix
Looking over many of the out-takes I should have thrown away, showed me that I took a lot of shots of almost exactly the...
11 Digital Tips for SLR’s
I was asked to put together a small “instruction” sheet for new DSLR users, and so here it is. While the compact point and...
Have you WYSIWYG today?
We are in the digital age, and cameras, even smartphones, have just become so clever, it is almost as if the photographer is no...
The camera is only an extension of your mind
There are many photographers in the past that I admire. They all have one thing in common. They knew what they are looking at,...
On a cloudy day
We have had more than our fair share of grey days recently (50 shades of Grey?) The PM 2.5 air pollution has meant we...
Shadow Boxing
With the advent of color photography, the emphasis on lighting became (apparently) less. Photographers spent much time looking for blue doors to use for...






