Sometimes I set out without a clue what I’m going to shoot. I pick a destination, pack my camera bag with a selection of items I hope will cover most eventualities, and head off not knowing what I’m going to find. I’m also sure I’m not alone in this and those of you that keep [...]
Read the rest of this post »In an earlier post I talked about how the definitions of Travel Photography have changed as access to cameras and other equipment becomes more ubiquitous. Now we all know what it is, its time to look at what you need to pack before you head off – whether that’s down the road for a long [...]
Read the rest of this post »Not that long ago, before digital photography took off, and when cameras and photography equipment cost more than they do today, Travel Photography was the preserve of a few brave souls. They would travel to some exotic and far flung location in order to bring back a collection of images showing places and cultures we [...]
Read the rest of this post »Back when I first started in photography I shot on black and white film. It was cheaper, and easier for me to develop and print myself (which allowed me to correct a large number of the mistakes I made when I took the shot!). To this day I still like black and white photography, however [...]
Read the rest of this post »I’ve just read an interesting post about photography myths that suggests the main one is: …the belief that the ultimate goal in photography is to get a pretty picture. Not just any pretty picture, the prettiest of pretty pictures, the most beautiful of the beautiful, the most stunning of the stunning, the most jaw dropping [...]
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