Posts Tagged ‘Inspiration’

10 Great articles for getting the best out of your camera

10 Great articles for getting the best out of your camera

This week I thought I’d share some articles from around the internet all of which provide a whole host of insightful tips and lessons to help you get the best out of your camera. 6 Tips every new music photographer should know by Todd Owyoung Fancy getting into music photography? Then learn from the best. [...]

It's all about the vision

It’s all about the vision

Thankfully last week, I finally finished the audio book of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina that I’ve been listening to for the last two months, and so decided to move onto something a little less weighty. I’ve had Steven Pressfield’s “Do the work” on my Audible wish list for a while now, so felt that this would [...]

A glorious afternoon at Old Trafford

A glorious afternoon at Old Trafford

The Sunday before last was a glorious afternoon…. The weather was decent, and the prospect of a decent game of football against Arsenal had me in a tip-top frame of mind. I had a little time to spare before the game, and this time instead of heading straight for the boozer, I went armed with [...]


Selected from the web for August

I’m all out of time for a post today, but as it’s the end of the month tomorrow, this’ll coincide nicely with the month’s selected from the web….. There is no tomorrow – a great post from Martin Prihoda about seizing the moment Q&A: Seven Words to Expect – a very insightful post into directing [...]

DIY Black Reflections

DIY Black Reflections

Inspired by this post from the Cheap Shot man, Larry Becker, I decided to try and throw my own slant on the process and see where I ended up. So I swung by B&Q, grabbed this Rust-oleum direct to plastic paint, and a large sheet of clear perspex. I think I spent around £25 in [...]

Interview with One Stop Poetry

Interview with One Stop Poetry

On Sunday I had an interview with One Stop Poetry magazine go live. Read it here It’s quite a lengthy piece but a great deal of thought and effort went into it, so I’d highly recommend you nip over there and take a butcher’s. That’s all from me today I’m afraid. See you Friday.


Model shoot with Anna and June's selected links

Model shoot with Anna and June’s selected links

The other week I was lucky enough to have the pleasure of working with the lovely Anna again. We did 3 separate location shoots, though the last one was a complete disaster for one reason and another, but the less said about that the better….. Instead I’m going to give you a quick insight into [...]

Selected from the web for May

I’m currently over in Malta working on some fresh travel imagery, and without anything significant prepared for the blog this is the best I could rustle up for today’s post I’m afraid… A few interesting photography related items for May: 15 Misc Portrait Photography Tips Road Trip! 19 Remarkable ‘Road’ Images Travel Photography – Lifestyle [...]

More from Malta and Selected from the web for April

More from Malta and Selected from the web for April

Click here to buy a print or license a digital copy of this image.   Happy Friday y’all. I had penned an extended blog post on the subject of cable releases and tripods in advance yesterday only for BlogPress to eat it, and I’m afraid that I just couldn’t face trying to extract it from [...]


Selected from the web – March

As I’m away (without a laptop for the first time in years), and no scheduled post prepared, here’s a few interesting photography related items for March for this week’s post:

Selected from the web for February

Here’s a few interesting photography related items posted around the web in February (better late than never eh??): Read on:

Best of 2010

Best of 2010

Once again, I’ve gone through all my images shot during 2010 and selected what I feel to be my best images. Thanks to my revised Lightroom workflow and organisation it was a significantly less painful task than last year, and when I compare the final selection to last year’s post (see here) I definitely feel [...]


Selected from the web – December 21st

Here’s a few interesting photography related items for December 21st:

Pre-visualisation and what it means to me

After watching Adam Barker’s new bio video, I got to thinking about pre-visualisation again, and what it actually means to me as a photographer, and how effectively I use it, or not as is sometimes the case. If you’re not sure what on earth I’m talking about then Juan Pons from over at the Digital [...]

Selected from the web – November 19th

It’s a while since I’ve done one of these, so I’ve a few worth sharing and as it’s Friday….. ‪The Poetics of Pictures‬ – Chris Orwig : John Paul Caponigro Blog Fantastic presentation from Chris Orwig James Appleton Photography Inspirational landscape photography Reduce Noise With Multiple Shots Simple yet effective for reducing digital noise in [...]


Selected from the web – August 16th

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but there’s some interesting stuff in here I thought I’d share. 13 Places Take Beautiful Motion Blur Shots Business Day Thursday: How I Sell My Wedding Services 20 Eerie Black and White Seascapes | Light Stalking B.MOORE VISUALS – Entertainment and Concert Photography by Brad [...]

Selected from the web – May 19th

Here’s a few interesting photography related items for May 19th: Take a view – Landscape Photographer of the Year Travel Photographer of the Year – International photography awards and competition for all amateur and professional photographers Business Day Thursday: Kick Starting Your Brand New Attitude! if you’re looking for a kick start, David Ziser’s got [...]

Selected from the web – May 6th

Here’s a few interesting photography related items, some entertaining, some not so much but all generally informative and worth a read: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Photographers Bryan O’Neil Hughes on Photoshop CS5 7 More Tips for Extremely Wide Angles Are You Safe? Seven Safety Tips For Photographers A great post on something we [...]


Selected from the web – April 21st

Here’s a few interesting photography related items for April 21st: 115+ Wedding Photography Tips Brian Matiash Photography Fantastic HDR Photographer who specializes in urban architectural landscapes and commercial/retail spaces Making the Most of one Flash [Case Study] Create Amazing Sunsets with Lightroom’s Split Toning Tool Photofocus Contest Update – April 2010 Scott Bourne’s got competitions [...]

Selected from the web – April 14th

Here’s a few interesting photography related items for April 14th: The Best Online Resources Teaching Adobe Photoshop CS5 : John Paul Caponigro Blog Stacking images in Lightroom 50 Creatively Blended Vertorama Photos To Fascinates You Miss Aniela Photography zarias.com :: The blog of editorial photographer Zack Arias » Zack Arias :: Sucksessful Commercial Photographer Seven [...]

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