Jason Friend Photography

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Learning to Love Legacy Lenses

One of the truly heartening aspects of the digital era is the way that interest in old lenses from the pre-AF era has been rekindled.  Who’d have thought that dusty mechanical…

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A World Without Mirrors

We all know that the best camera is the one that you have with you, and this can be particularly true when you are on the road. Airplane luggage restrictions…

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The Desktop Camera: Using a Scanner to Make Photos 1024 712 David Taylor

The Desktop Camera: Using a Scanner to Make Photos

I’ve owned or borrowed a few cameras in my time, but there’s one ‘camera’ I’ve owned for longer than I can remember, and would be very reluctant to get rid…

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Getting to Grips With Bounce Flash

There are two ways to look at the problem of being confined to barracks for the duration. You can either go slightly potty from boredom. Or, and this is the…

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Patagonia Musings

Every single step forward felt like a huge achievement. Gale force winds were being channeled through the sheer valleys walls of the Fitzroy range, and with every particularly large gust…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Stars 1024 683 David Taylor

A Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Stars

Winter is the ideal time to try your hand at astrophotography. (After all, there’s more night than day this time of year!) So, here’s an interesting fact: there are roughly…

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9 Photography Techniques to Try at Home 1024 683 David Taylor

9 Photography Techniques to Try at Home

You’re stuck indoors and you don’t know what to do with yourself. Don’t fret! Just embark on a mini photography project to while away the hours. Here are nine suggestions…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Aperture Values 1024 683 David Taylor

A Beginner’s Guide to Aperture Values

Numbers. Yuk. I don’t know about you but I’d be lost without a calculator. Okay, I occasionally resort to working things out on paper, but only as a last resort…

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Photography in Australia’s Northern Territory

Home to one of the world’s most infamous tourist destinations, Australia’s Northern Territory has many more spectacular locations scattered amidst its outback, enough to keep any outdoor photographer happy. Australia…

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A Beginner’s Guide to the Camera Mode Dial 1024 683 David Taylor

A Beginner’s Guide to the Camera Mode Dial

If you own a DLSR or mirrorless camera then odds are it has a mode dial. (It’s only top-flight pro camera models that tend to do without one.) Weirdly on…

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