Harry Flashman
Put your masterpieces on your walls
Great images do not just “happen” - they are “made”. But when I say “walls” I mean the walls in your living room,...
Crop and enlarge for impact
Everyone would like to take photographs that make the viewers go, “Wow! Wish I’d taken that.” Well it is not so hard, once...
Some ‘rules’ for better shots
There is absolutely nothing metaphysical about photography. Taking photos invokes only physical laws, and there is no camera yet invented that can get...
What Compact is the best?
Camera technology is accelerating at an enormous pace. It only seems like a couple of years ago when we were looking at mini...
The photographic 11 commandments
Despite the advent of technologies that we now take for granted, such as auto-exposure and ‘instant’ review of shots, the practice of photography...
Do you really need a tripod?
I could finish this week’s column by answering the “Do you really need a tripod?” by just writing one word - “YES!” However,...
First aid for wounded cameras
Who hasn’t fallen over in the past 12 months? If you didn’t, then you are lucky. The statistics puts it about every 10...
Parky – the extraordinary showman
Norman Parkinson has been dead for many years, but the photographic world is that much poorer without him. He was a photographer who...
Come alive with Still Life photography
One aspect of photography, which is generally ignored by the amateur, is ‘Still Life’. This is a shame because shooting still life can...
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The Threads of Time: The Queen Who Took Thai Silk to the World Stage
When I was young, our family lived in a house opposite Chitralada Palace, within the Dusit Palace grounds in Bangkok, the royal residence of...
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