Photography doesn’t capture what happened. wrote about this back in 2015, when I was doing some work with Canon. The video in the article is a 3 minute watch, so take a look before I give away any spoilers. At the time, it affirmed what I was learning. An uneasy discovery that photography, even digital photography, was not just ‘capturing… Read more →
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Canon 60D – Next Camera Purchase?
It’s been a little while since I blogged about my photography toys… Erm… I mean tools [shaky keyboard]. I’ve cycled through a large amount of kit recently, shotting several thousand photos over recent months, from the top of the BT Tower to Bletchly park and many things in between – even a demo video for Milestone Planner. But… Photokina is almost… Read more →
Going to a Full Frame DSLR Camera
Excuse the Camera geekery, but I know that this will be interesting to my DSLR friends, because everyone keeps asking. So, remember that I currently have a Canon 5D Mark II in Hand. It is has a full frame sensor. That’s a big deal to Digital SLR buffs. Most of the budget and semi-pro models have what’s called a cropped frame sensor.… Read more →
Holding the Camera
This is a nice tip for holding the camera. It works best if you are left-eyed and using a tall-bodied camera, like a motor wound 35mm or a DSLR with a battery grip. It comes from Joe McNally – a successful US photographer. Tags: tip Read more →
London Solo Bass Night
A very nice evening yesterday, seeing Steve Lawson, Yolanda Charles and Todd Johnson in concert at Darbucka, which turns out to be a rather special little venue in NE London. Not great for photography, as it is very dark, but a nice atmosphere, great food and there was enough mobile coverage to do a little bit of twittering. There’s a… Read more →
Going All Visual – London at Night
Every so often I like to do something different for a change. Learning new skills and meeting new people keeps you young and flexible. With that in mind, I signed up to a meeting of London Flickr folks, to do an overnight photo walk in London. As a result, I met a great bunch of new people (thank you to… Read more →