IntroductionA combination of conveniences relating to modern digital photography have led to a trend of hyper-scrutiny on lens performance, most notably sharpness. Nowadays we are blessed with data-dense raw files, and process our images on high definition, wide colour-gamut screens. We can also zoom into our images on-screen by hundreds of percent very quickly andContinue reading “Sharpness Is Overrated”
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The Power of Consistency: Why Your Photographic Voice Needs a Signature Style
In an era where millions of images are uploaded every minute, what separates a hobbyist from a professional photographer isn’t just the gear they use… it’s their visual identity. I have written many times about how important it is to have a consistent colour style in your editing or straight from camera images, and hereContinue reading “The Power of Consistency: Why Your Photographic Voice Needs a Signature Style”
Chasing The Tide At Mumbles
Having visited Swansea, and the beautiful area of Mumbles last week at low tide, only a few days later we knew the tide would be high so we just had to go back! This time I knew I wanted to get the compositions in a slightly different way, so I packed my bag and headedContinue reading “Chasing The Tide At Mumbles”
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?”
Something Strange – I get called out for editing too much and using sooc images too much.
Photography is a funny, funny thing. As a full time photographer, a content creator and someone deeply involved in photography with other people I have a huge workflow of images posted daily on my website, on numerous groups on Facebook and Instagram among other places. Recently, and not for the first time, I have beenContinue reading “Something Strange – I get called out for editing too much and using sooc images too much.”
