We can never really emulate the old “film” look, and here is why.

I have been wondering for a long time, “what makes old film photographs so great?”. I’ve studied books filled with Kodachrome images, books of old images in general, studied old family photos and more. I’ve also, as many of you know, tried to replicate this, by using film up until a few years ago, byContinue reading “We can never really emulate the old “film” look, and here is why.”

An End Of Year Review Of One Camera One Lens

Here we are again, another year in photography is almost over. I’ve written 75 blogs this year, most of which containing images, and many with reviews and words of wisdom. The year has been filled with ups and downs, and coming to the very end of the year, I can look back on what hasContinue reading “An End Of Year Review Of One Camera One Lens”

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”

Why I like using the jpegs when I take photographs

Let’s get this one thing out of the way before we start. As you all know I always have my cameras set to shoot in jpeg and raw, so I have the best of both worlds, but I get a real kick about jpegs, even after all this time in photography. Here is why… ReasonContinue reading “Why I like using the jpegs when I take photographs”