What Happens When You Have a Black And White Image And You Really Want It In Colour?

Many people say “never just shoot in black and white jpegs, you can never go back!” and of course, that always used to be true. However, generally, those of us who do shoot with intent, specifically for a black and white images are not really afraid of shooting in black and white because that isContinue reading “What Happens When You Have a Black And White Image And You Really Want It In Colour?”

Your Old Camera is Crap! Long Live Your Old Camera!

Yesterday I visited Swansea and took some stunning images with my Nikon ZF and the lovely Z 20mm F/2.8 lens. Picture quality is stunning, and the images are beautiful from the large full frame sensor. What I did not mention in yesterdays post was that I also shot the say on my Panasonic Lumix FS-10Continue reading “Your Old Camera is Crap! Long Live Your Old Camera!”

10 Frames In Black And White (CCD)

As you know from my last post here, I have been feeling a little lost in my photography lately. Not so much the family stuff, but general work and group photography. Today I met up with a friend and just took my little Panasonic Lumix FS-10 CCD camera (released in 2010) and shot 10 framesContinue reading “10 Frames In Black And White (CCD)”

Monochrome only cameras – A curiosity or perfection?

With Ricoh announcing a monochrome only camera, and companies like Leica with their M11 and Q2 Monochrom and Pentax with the K3, you have to wonder why these monochrome only cameras exist, and would they be of interest to people? What is a digital monochrome camera? Digital cameras that only take photos in black andContinue reading “Monochrome only cameras – A curiosity or perfection?”

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”