Photo using a Nikon d600

Photo using a Nikon d600

I took the following photo using a Nikon D600, my newest toy that I received this week. Still learning how to use it and the manual feels bigger than the bible. It is a steep learning curve from the D40, but enjoying it so far and can already feel the quality being significantly better than the D40. The picture [...]

Winter Shoots

Winter Shoots

Today (18 January 2013) I woke up early to get out and take some winter shoots. Unfortunately there was no fresh snow over night (Or fortunately for some). However I didn’t let that stop me and ventured out in to the cold. In my local area there is a nice memorial park with lines of trees, my [...]

 Night Photography At Cardiff Winter Wonderland

Night Photography At Cardiff Winter Wonderland

Every year during the festive period Cardiff has their “Winter Wonderland” near Cardiff Museum. I did some night photography using slow shutter speed to capture the light trails on the biggest ride there. Here is the result . Grateful for any comments  

A Simple Explanation of F-Stop – Video

Below is a fabulous video explaining f-stop, which is probably one of the most complicated aspects of photography to understand, but potentially one of the most simple part of photography when you have got it. Many thanks to Dylan Bennett for creating this video and subtitling it so Deaf people can learn as well. Hope you will [...]

Penarth Pier Photography Shoot

Penarth Pier Photography Shoot

Last weekend I went to Penarth Pier to do an early morning landscape photography shoot. I met a friend Paul at 7:15 in the morning to try to capture a sun rise, unfortunately it was too cloudy to capture the sun, however there is no such thing as bad light, a photographer must be able [...]

Self Portrait Project

Self Portrait Project

Hi Folks, I have been attempting self portraits today, The following photo is a result of my practice using what I have learnt from the Mark Cleghorn workshops.The set up for this photo is exceedingly simple. Equipment used – Nikon D40 – North Facing Window – Light Meter The light conditions were not very good outside, So I decided early [...]