First stab at studio still-life photography, and it could have been a lot worse...
Learn Still Life Photography – Lesson 1.
Still Life Inertia
The search for a worthy subject.
Portrait Photography – week 3
Still getting to grips with this portrait lark. Plus maternity and newborn photography with Ana Brandt.
STUDIO LIGHTING – THE BASICS
We're starting to learn about studio lighting
Spring Term and it’s Studio time.
Studio, here we come. Whether we like it or not.
Week 5: Night photography – how to use manual focus when you can’t see a thing.
My poor eyesight makes manual focus a lottery at the best of times - but here's a handy hack.
Week 5: Depth of Field: the magic preview button and how to use it…
The day I found my magic button - not an euphemism - and other stories.
Postcode Gallery Number 2 – Caffeine Hit
Hitting the cafe's of SW14 in search of shots (caffeine and camera) and cake.
Postcode Gallery Number 1 – Park Life
Learning objectives: 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; So, I started off taking pictures up in Sheen Common and Richmond Park, as that's where the hound and I spend a part of most days. Dog-owners; dog-walkers; the dogs themselves: the canine world is not short of colourful characters and I figure that, over the next few months, I... Continue Reading →
Focus, woman.
Up until a few years or so ago, my camera-universe extended only as far as a Sony Cybershot, an Olympus Tough and an Olympus SP-590uZ bridge. Oh, and my trusty iPhone. The land of point and shoot and hope for the best, and maybe faff about with that digital zoom while I'm at it (a newbie mistake, I have... Continue Reading →
Life Through a Lens 