Don't take photos of police after Feb 16th

The British Journal of Photography is reporting that come February 16th a new law comes into effect in the UK which could worsen the already bad relationship between photographers and the security services. The law, an amendment to the Counter-Terrorism Act, changes the rules, under section 76 of the 2008 Act and section 58A of [...]

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RAW or JPEG?

Which format do you prefer to shoot in? RAW or JPEG? I ask as there’s an interesting discussion going on over on the Digital Photography School forums. Raw image files are sometimes called digital negatives, as they fulfil the same role as negatives in film photography: that is, the negative is not directly usable as [...]

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Canon 5D Mk II good enough for Obama…

…so its good enough for me! It turns out the newly assigned White House photographer, Pete Souza, uses the new Canon EOS 5D Mk II. How do I know? Well President Elect Obama’s official portrait (left) was taken with a digital camera for the first time. As Engadget points out, this means we can peek [...]

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Morocco gallery now up

Just a quick note to let you all know I’ve finally managed to post my photos from the recent two week Morocco trip. I’m really pleased with how some of the shots have turned out. You can access the gallery here, or by clicking on the link to the album at the top-left of the [...]

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The Gate

Another of my shots from Morocco. This is a large gate in Rabat, near the Kasbah. I’m just under half way through processing everything so hopefully should have the gallery up soon!

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