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Darktable Simplified – The Portra Look Made Easy

I have been publishing images in a style and technique that I have been working on over the months. The idea is to make them look a little like “Portra” film, well, the skies anyway! After many people asking me about this, I decided to make a short video, along with this guide. As alwaysContinue reading “Darktable Simplified – The Portra Look Made Easy”

The benefits of old point and shoot cameras that we forget!

As you probably know by now, recently I’ve been repurposing old digital cameras from the 2000 era and putting them to everyday use. What started off as an experiment to find great looking, film like images from their CCD sensors, turned into something very different. There is no denying that camera technology has moved on,Continue reading “The benefits of old point and shoot cameras that we forget!”

Alleys, Art And Architecture

My “From Project To Print” first project “Alleys, Art And Architecture” is finally complete! This book took approximately three months from start to finish, and to say that I am proud of this book is an understatement. The following video shows you the joy and excitement I had when I opened the package, that wasContinue reading “Alleys, Art And Architecture”

Why the Viltrox 56mm F/1.4 is becoming a favourite lens of mine.

Regular followers of my photography will know that as a general rule of thumb, I love the Viltrox 23mm F/1.4 and the Olympus 17mm F/2.8 (for my Olympus Pen E-PL8), both approximately 35mm focal length equivalents in full frame terms. In fact, either of those lenses generally lives on one of my cameras. However, inContinue reading “Why the Viltrox 56mm F/1.4 is becoming a favourite lens of mine.”