Up until 2018 or so, I was an avid proponent of only photographing in full manual mode, taking control of everything including ISO and white balance. One day, I was chatting to a friend of mine who was (is) a full time professional photographer who asked why I was doing this all the time. WhenContinue reading “Understanding aperture priority (and exposure compensation) to improve your photography”
Author Archives: Mark G Adams
Taking A Familiar Place And Photographing It Differently
As much as I love living next to the beautiful beach, lovely hillsides and great towns and cities, my local walk has seen me photographing it for over a decade. Today, I thought I would pop out and take some images that I would not usually take. My idea from the outset, was to shootContinue reading “Taking A Familiar Place And Photographing It Differently”
Deer… Deer… Deer
It is that time of year again where the deer are running wild in the grasslands of South Wales, and a visit to Margam just had to be done! Although my aim was to just capture some deer today, I captured a few other things too. The weather was perfect, not too hot, not tooContinue reading “Deer… Deer… Deer”
Don’t Follow the Crowd: Why You Should Trial Photo Editing Software Before You Buy
In the world of digital photography, the conversation around post-processing software often feels like a one-horse race. Adobe’s offerings, particularly Photoshop and Lightroom, are the “gold standard” and the packages that everyone “knows.” While there’s no denying their power and ubiquity, simply choosing a program because “that’s what everyone else uses” is a major disserviceContinue reading “Don’t Follow the Crowd: Why You Should Trial Photo Editing Software Before You Buy”
The Myth of Technical Perfection: Why Your Photography Is More Than Just Specs
I am going to foreword this piece with a little exception, as some people tend to not realise that while they themselves are photographers, many people are not, or are still learning photography. There are people who will NEED the latest and greatest because of their work, and there are people who WANT the latestContinue reading “The Myth of Technical Perfection: Why Your Photography Is More Than Just Specs”
One Camera One Lens Photography 