Shooting Photos At Night With A Smartphone
This was never intended to be a story about shooting black-and-white photos with a smartphone. Nor was it intended to be a story about shooting photos at night with a…
Images From Small Town New Zealand
I try hard to publish stories regularly, but often I am overcome with bouts of laziness, uncertainty, lack of ideas or a combination of all three. Images from small town…
Postcards From Europe – Have Fun Creating Retro-Style Postcard Images Using The Nik Collection
Retro is back in style Creating retro-style postcard images is a lot of fun. You can let your imagination run wild to a certain extent, and given all the great…
Its Important To Take Bad Pictures Sometimes
Diane Arbus, a doyen of black and white photography, once said “It’s important to take bad pictures”, the rationale being that by recognising bad pictures we will understand…
Learning To See In Black And White – Part 2
What I am learning is that learning to see in black and white is an ongoing process – at least until it becomes a natural and intuitive part of…
I’m Learning To See In Black And White
Shooting photographs in black and white can be a bit like stepping back in time – after all black and white photography has been with us for over a hundred…
Sky Replacement – Good Or Bad?
Turning dull photos into keepers… Thanks to advancements in AI technology, sky replacement is now a common feature found in most modern photo and image post-processing apps, where just clicking…
Here’s 1 way to make dull photographs pop
Here’s one way to make dull photographs pop If you’re like me you’ve often come back from a walk or a photoshoot and found that some of the photos you’ve…
Is It Worth Upgrading to On1 Photo RAW 2023
Is It Worth Upgrading to On1 Photo RAW 2023 Update June 2023 – – – yes it is worth upgrading to On1 Photo RAW 2023.5. It’s just over a year…
The Lazy Photographer
The Lazy Photographer For better or for worse, I’ve always considered myself a lazy photographer. My photography seems to go in fits and starts no matter what I do…
Photographing Trees – Part 2
What an incredible amount of feedback I’ve had about a story I published here a couple of months ago – Photographing Trees. Thanks to everyone for the very kind…
Black and White – An Alternative Visual World
An alternative visual world In his book, Black & White Photography renowned photographer Michael Freeman says one of the appeals of black and white is that it transcends reality and…