Mark G Adams

Huge Nikon Z Recipe Update

There has been a HUGE update to my MGA Recipes section of my website (for Nikon Z cameras). I have re-designed the section, and as part of the re-design you’ll find around 15 brand new Nikon Z Imaging Recipes that you can download to your camera. You will find plenty of examples of each recipe,Continue reading “Huge Nikon Z Recipe Update”

Understanding aperture priority (and exposure compensation) to improve your photography

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”

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”