From Europe To USA (2010-2019): Looking back at a decade with a bridge camera.

In 2010 I purchased a bridge camera that still, to this day, is the camera that I owned for the longest amount of time. For a bridge camera, it was small, light and run on AA batteries, meaning that wherever I was in the world, I would never run out of power or need toContinue reading “From Europe To USA (2010-2019): Looking back at a decade with a bridge camera.”

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”

Are You Using Your Zoom Lens In The Wrong Way?

Are You Using Your Zoom Lenses Wrong? Here is a Guide to More Purposeful Photography and understanding why you might be using your zoom lens in the wrong way. Of course, there are times when some of this does not apply, such as for wildlife, however, for most other things, you have to ask yourself…Continue reading “Are You Using Your Zoom Lens In The Wrong Way?”

Can Zoom Lenses Make You A Lazy Photographer?

Many people believe that only ever using a zoom lens can lead to lazy practises in your photography. But why is that? What benefits would you have by using a prime lens occasionally? Is it really true that zoom lenses create this lazy attitude? Here is a little conversation piece, just examining why people canContinue reading “Can Zoom Lenses Make You A Lazy Photographer?”

Do you need prime lenses given how good fast zooms are now?

The differences between prime lenses and zoom lenses has changed over the last few years. No longer are zoom lenses the low image quality option that they were once seen to be. So, with that in mind, do we need to buy a prime lens on 2025? The first thing we need to do isContinue reading “Do you need prime lenses given how good fast zooms are now?”