Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
How much grain do you like in your photos? By grain, here I'm referring to both the grain in film photographs, and the noise in digital photographs. I'll use "grain" to cover both, and this post is not about the differences between the two, or the precise definition of "grain". Grain in colour photos is… Continue reading The Grain Game – How Much Is Too Much?
Recently I was asked why I'm always writing about the gear I use and the photography process. Rather than just focusing on the end result - making photographs I'm happy with. It's a great question, and one I'll try to answer here. I believe it mostly comes down to why I photograph. More important than… Continue reading Why I Keep Writing About Gear And Process
Today, another post about my ongoing quest for colour where, after happily shooting black and white for some time, I’m seeking similar satisfaction with colour images. This time, an amble up unexpected FujiFilm side street. When I began my One Month, One Camera project at the start of 2019, I got carried away with buying potential candidates… Continue reading The Colour Quest (V) – FujiChrome With The FujiFilm FinePix S7000
There's no getting away from the ubiquity of smartphones these days. Virtually everyone in the developed world has one, and most of them have a more than usable camera on board. As I've written previously, I'm not ready to rely purely on my smartphone (currently a Sony Xperia Android) for photography. Nothing against the camera's… Continue reading How Does A Smartphone Feature In Your Photography Life?
Since January 2018 I've used a fitness tracker to count my daily steps. I'm not much interested in miles, calories, heart rate and so on, just the steps, so just bought a simple one - A Misfit Ray - that lives on my ankle with me barely realising it's there. In the early days I… Continue reading Photography, Fitness And Avoiding Obsession
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