Photography articles & Tips
Here you can read and browse all my articles, tips and tutorials
In my blog you’ll find a variety of articles about photography with tips, tutorials, stories and latest information about me and my workshops.
Featured Articles
Fogbow
A rare phenomenon
Kase K9 Filters
review
Photographing
Lofoten in winter
Fogbow signed up by The Great British Card Company
Last November I was extremely lucky to have found myself in the position of photographing a particularly rare white rainbow (otherwise known as a fogbow) whilst on Rannoch Moor near Glencoe in Scotland. Fogbow went viral worldwide after I shared it on social media and my agent BAV Media marketed it to the UK and the world’s press.
My Top Ten Images of 2016
WOW, what a year 2016 has been. I have never been busier running workshops, 1-2-1 tuition days, shooting for myself as well as developing my photographic skills further with my newly purchased Canon 5Ds. I also got to shoot with some really talented photographers this year who have since become friends as well as discovering new and exciting locations in preparation for some new workshops in 2017.
My visit to the LEE Filters factory
It was a last minute decision to drive the 230 miles down to Andover in Hampshire from Preston in Lancashire where I live. An opportunity to visit the LEE Filters factory came up and seeing that I have been using their range of DSLR camera filters for a number of years now and being somewhat of a quizzical nature (‘nosey’ in other words), I could not resist.
Fogbow: Around the World in 24 Hours
Read the fascinating story of how I photographed quite a rare weather phenomenon called fogbow, on the beautiful Rannoch Moor in Scotland on Sunday 20th November 2016.
Big Skies and Open Landscapes in Northumberland
I have been photographing the coastline of Northumberland for a number of years now and it never, ever fails to impress and excite me. Having been born and raised in one of the UK’s most famous seaside towns, Blackpool, I am no stranger to the joys of coastal photography but Northumberland has some of the finest, most exhilarating and inspiring seascape scenery anywhere in the UK.
My Five Day Scotland Road Trip (Sept 2016)
I have been photographing the coastline of Northumberland for a number of years now and it never, ever fails to impress and excite me. Having been born and raised in one of the UK’s most famous seaside towns, Blackpool, I am no stranger to the joys of coastal photography but Northumberland has some of the finest, most exhilarating and inspiring seascape scenery anywhere in the UK.
The Importance of Post Processing
I must hear the following sentence at least once a week if not more. “I hate post processing, I just want to get it right in camera in the first place.” Now I believe that you should want to strive to capture the very best quality images that you can in camera but and for me it’s a big BUT, post processing using an image editing program is a major part of creating beautiful images.
Right Place. Right Time
“Oh wow, how lucky were you?” is often a question that I am asked when I find myself in the incredibly fortunate position of capturing a photograph of a stunning scene. Well there is definitely an element of luck but there’s often a tremendous amount of effort involved in being able to capture on camera the images that I do.
Charlie Waite was worth the wait
Last night I attended a lecture evening by Charlie Waite as organised by Preston Photographic Society, my local photography club of which I was President three years ago. The now firmly established annual tradition of the club booking a big name speaker in the world of photography started back in 2010