Harry Flashman
What is the best smartphone camera?
A few years ago, I never thought I would be writing about the various merits (or otherwise) of the images produced by mobile phones....
Introducing some darkness
Everyone who embarks on the study of photography meets a definition of photography as “painting with light”. Whilst you certainly need light to be...
Portraiture – a difficult branch of photography?
A friend of mine is doing a photography course by correspondence, and the latest test is portraits. A very important subject, since portraits of...
Developing the photographic eye
Photographers develop their skills. The photographic eye is not something you are born with. However, that skill can be learned, and there is no...
Composition, cropping and the hero
If you want to put some interest in your photos, you have a few items to consider. As well as complying with all the...
Cheap filters
There is more to photography than just ‘record’ shots. These shots are those you take of your wife at the beach with her...
Looking at (and through) lenses
I received a communication from a newbie photographic friend the other day. It went, “Have you used a Tamron lens? I’m thinking of...
Looking at a new camera?
Changing cameras can be a very difficult decision. For one, cameras do not seem to be getting any cheaper, even point and shooters....
WYSIWYG – the first rule of photography?
If there ever was a “rule” of photographic composition that is ignored by most photographers, it is WYSIWIG. By breaking this rule you...
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Turn off unnecessary lights for 1 hour to help...