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First Blog Post of 2017

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…

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Get on Flickr in 2017

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….

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Time on my hands – apparently

Kicking off last week with this shot, that fitted the 52 Week theme of ‘Colour’; So I’m now ‘between contracts’ work-wise. For the first time in over 15 years I’ve not been able to secure a new contract before my old one ends – such is the state of the Oil & Gas industry at…

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Creativity – what is a 30 in 30?

Interesting topic for last week’s Flickr theme was “Back Portrait” Described as “a matter of photographing people from behind and telling the other side of the story”. As you know, I was pretty busy last week and didn’t have as much time to devote to this as I would have liked, but some of the…

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Shot of the Week – Look up

Theme for the week last week was “Look Up” which was a great choice with plenty of scope for interpretation. I was fortunate enough to bag my shot on Easter Saturday, right at the start of the new week so that was a welcome change. This was taken on my phone at the local shopping…

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Flickr Dos and Don’ts

In the last couple of posts I’ve outlined why I like Flickr and which groups I belong to. Today I want to give a few bits of advice on using Flickr, the etiquette and what to avoid. Basics Firstly some obvious things, but you’d be amazed how many people forget; Be nice, be honest, be constructive,…

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My Favourite Groups on Flickr

The social side of Flickr is one of the biggest benefits of being a member. The community is massive, and so you’re sure to find a group that caters to your particular niche. There are groups for specific locations, specific cameras, specific software, specific demographics of people (old, young, male, female etc.) then some quirky…

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Why I love Flickr

I joined Flickr back in 2008 but didn’t really start posting pictures regularly until 2011, since then I’ve been quite active on the site posting over 1800 photos and having over 500,000 views to date. I like Flickr for several reasons; Most photographers want their work to be seen and I’m no different. Although I…

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Shot of the Week

Unusually for me, I was ahead of the game with the 52 Weeks Theme last week. One of the reasons I love doing the 52 Week challenge is that the weekly themes are always a mix of technical challenges – selective colour or negative space for example – broader subject challenges – food, macro, still…

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115 Pictures

A prime way to improve your photography is to practice. Taking pictures every day, or at least several times per week, will help you to better understand how your camera performs. You will get used to the best settings for different situations and learn to change your camera settings quickly almost without thinking. This ability…

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Shot of the Week

The theme for this week’s 52 Week challenge was Beauty in Everyday Items. As you can see from the link there is a great variety of submissions. Perfect for a LIGHT snack. Sadly my effort falls a bit outside the theme – not so much beauty as amusement in everyday items. Still, the themes are…

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