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January 2023

Film Photography With a 55 Year Old Camera 1024 683 Jason Friend

Film Photography With a 55 Year Old Camera

Modern day digital cameras are wonderful tools which not only can produce amazing results but also are really convenient to use.  Compared to the days of film, we are simply…

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How to Photograph Real People 1024 684 Gavin Parsons

How to Photograph Real People

Portraits of pretty girls are about as interesting as a cloudless blue sky. Sure they are easy on the eye, but carry no interest. There’s no sense of who the…

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Changing the Look of Your Photos: Picture Parameters 1024 683 David Taylor

Changing the Look of Your Photos: Picture Parameters

Oh, the good old days. When you could go to the cinema, have a slap-up meal afterwards, and then catch a taxi home. And all for a pound, with change…

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The Changing Shape of Water 1024 683 Gavin Parsons

The Changing Shape of Water

The human body is made up of 65% water on average, so it’s little wonder the collection of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen is fascinating to us photographers. Most…

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Building Your Confidence as a Street Photographer 1024 683 Kevin Landwer-Johan

Building Your Confidence as a Street Photographer

Building your confidence as a street photographer is challenging for many people. Fears and uncertainties can hinder you from realising your creative potential when you’re out in public with your…

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Meet the Misfits 1024 695 Gavin Parsons

Meet the Misfits

For the record, I am not a cat person. I like the things they hunt too much to have much to do with felines. Cats though, have an anthropomorphic nature, so…

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The Holy Trinity of Zoom Lenses 1024 682 Jason Friend

The Holy Trinity of Zoom Lenses

As David discussed back in his ‘RAW or JPEG’ article, as photographers we often face options which have to be carefully considered as they can have a huge impact on…

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Don’t Shake It All About – Avoiding Camera Shake 1024 683 David Taylor

Don’t Shake It All About – Avoiding Camera Shake

We’re rather spoilt in today’s 21st Century digital world. When I were a lad – oh dear, have I reached that stage already? – if you made a photographic mistake…

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Getting to Grips With Flash Sync Speed and Hss 1024 684 David Taylor

Getting to Grips With Flash Sync Speed and Hss

Shoot indoors and it’s never a bad idea to use flash. Not that flash is perfect, mind you – it has certain limitations that it’s useful to be aware of.…

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What Affects Image Sharpness? 1024 683 David Taylor

What Affects Image Sharpness?

Go on admit it. There have been times when you’ve been tempted to buy a lens just because reviews have praised how sharp it is. I know I have. (There…

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