Mark G Adams

We asked photographers: What Operating System Do You Use For Editing Your Photos In Any Way?

It is always interesting to know and understand what operating system people use to edit and maintain their photography. We took a poll from a sample of over 100 people last weekend, and here were the results. Windows 41%Mac 34%Linux 1%Apple iPad 17%Android (mobile/tablet) 6% It is not surprising that Windows and Mac are theContinue reading “We asked photographers: What Operating System Do You Use For Editing Your Photos In Any Way?”

Reminiscing: My dad and his photography

When I think of photography and who influenced me to pick up a camera and who inspired me to capture life, the one person that stands out more than any other is my father. From my youngest years, dad had a camera in his hand, he had the latest and greatest camera each time heContinue reading “Reminiscing: My dad and his photography”

In camera grain for mirrorless cameras? Is it a good idea? Nikon thinks so!

Now that Nikon have announced the addition of in camera grain for their Nikon ZF cameras (and possibly others) I thought I would share some thoughts on what I feel about the ability to add grain to your images in your recipes. Nikon ZF implementation Nikon are adding a quite robust system for the additionContinue reading “In camera grain for mirrorless cameras? Is it a good idea? Nikon thinks so!”

Merthyr Mawr Village And Ewenny Priory

What started off as a damp and miserable morning in the beautiful village of Merthyr Mawr, soon turned to a not bad day with some sunny spells. The village of Merthyr Mawr is beautiful, but my main reason was to visit Saint Telios Church to try out the 14mm lens. We followed up by havingContinue reading “Merthyr Mawr Village And Ewenny Priory”

Nice blurred backgrounds (bokeh) with ANY lens! Here is a guide on how to do it, but why you should really consider a wide aperture lens.

A lot of people think that you must have an F/1.4 lens to create nice creamy bokeh (out of focus background blur), however, you can achieve this effect with almost any lens, even a standard kit lens if you know and understand how that effect is created in the first place. First we will discussContinue reading “Nice blurred backgrounds (bokeh) with ANY lens! Here is a guide on how to do it, but why you should really consider a wide aperture lens.”