Harry Flashman
Shapes, patterns and contrasts are eye-catchers
How do you get eye-catching photographs? Even in camera clubs there are more dull photographs than eye-catchers. So what is the secret? Amazingly, sometimes...
The times they are a changin’
Remember Bob Dylan’s ode to change? The last verse went: “The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now...
Not so ‘smart’ phones
To be honest, I think that ‘smartphone’ photography is reaching down into the bottom of the barrel. Creativity, which is why I take photographs,...
Upgrading cameras
Replacing one’s camera is almost as difficult as upgrading your car. However, cameras are much cheaper than cars! A couple of weeks back I...
Wounded camera syndrome
There is much similarity these days between mobile phones and digital cameras. I was reminded of this the other day when my daughter managed...
B&W without the dip and dunk
In the days gone by (pre-digital) it was almost an apprenticeship for all budding photographers to go through developing and printing their own black...
Time for a time capsule?
According to the Associated Press, a time capsule was opened this month in Boston in the US. “A Boston time capsule dating to 1901...
The recurrent ‘selfie’ – a threat to photography?
We have become a nation of narcissistic voyeurs. Ever since we realized that we could hold the smartphone up to a mirror and capture...
Are your photos sharp or soft?
Two common words in photography are ‘sharp’ and ‘soft’, and photographically speaking there is an enormous difference between them. Those terms are the ones...
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