Well I made it to the end of my 365 Project XLV, documenting the year I spent as a 45 year old. Having started on my birthday in 2016, I ended up finishing on my Birthday as well after missing a day somewhere in the middle (well actually I missed 3 but caught up the…
Thought I’d write a short piece about street photography this week as I seem to be taking quite a few ‘street’ type shots at the moment as I continue with my 365 Project. There are many great street photographers and there isn’t time to talk about them all here, so I’ll list a few for…
Unlike a lot of people who undertake a 365 challenge, I didn’t start mine at the beginning of the year but on my birthday in March and as such I’ve still got a few weeks to go yet. Happily I’ve passed the 300 mark – on the day of writing I’m up to 319 –…
2017 is now well under way so I thought I’d give you a quick rundown on Christmas and New Year stuff; Firstly, I’m pleased so far with my LED lights. They are THESE which run on camera batteries – which I hope means they will last longer between charges and save me money in the…
A quick note to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and photo-filled 2017. Today is Day 277 of my 365 Project XLV, you can see all the photos I’ve taken on this page, but here are a few of my recent faves. Day 249 Day 235 Day 227
Last year I wrote 10 posts on Christmas Gifts for photographers, but rather than repost or repeat them you can find them all summarised via the link in the menu bar on the left or click here. This year I’d like to add a couple more items to the list that I’m hoping Santa will bring…
It’s that time of year again when I think about two things – Christmas presents that I want and 2017 Flickr Challenges. If you don’t know much about Flickr, then here are links to three posts that I wrote last year about Why I Love Flickr, My Favourite Flickr Groups and Flickr Do’s and Don’ts….
I was pointed to this link on BoredPanda recently that highlighted some clever photographic trickery, so I thought I’d use this as an excuse to share a few of mine; “Flushed with success” is a simple two image composite. We needed to replace the old toilet seat that was broken so after I’d removed (and…
Mrs C and I had a week in Cancun at the end of September at the Fiesta Americana Hotel so I thought I’d share with you a few shots from the trip. Firstly, this was the view from our balcony; There were some beautiful sunrises; And lovely soft sandy beaches; Here are a few more…
I’m now past Day 200 in my 365 Project XLV. Forcing myself to take a photo every day is certainly a challenge – at least on some days. I don’t know how people managed this challenge before camera-phones were invented! We have recently returned from a holiday to Cancun where it was a lot easier to get…
As someone who takes a lot of photos of our cat and coming from a nation of animal lovers, today I want to point you to a great dog photographer from the US. (c) Dog Breath Photography Her name is Kaylee Greer and she is the driving force behind ‘Dog Breath Photography’, taking some fantastic…
I’m posting this ahead of time to give you the chance to get involved with World Cyanotype Day 2016 on Saturday 24th September. According to Wikipedia; Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. Engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings, referred to…
For those of you who like to play around with photo apps, I thought I’d introduce you to one that I’ve just discovered called Prisma, that creates beautifully artistic images from your photographs. You can either take a shot directly with the app or process a photo that you’ve already taken. There are numerous effects…
Last weekend we traveled to Ireland for the wedding of the daughter of one of Mrs C’s old school friends. It was a good trip, although tiring – we left home at 4am on Saturday and returned 11pm on Monday. I chose not to use the DSLR at the wedding this time as it was a smaller…