Older photographers – let them use DSLRs
Phone cameras fail in a big way if you have forgotten your glasses - why camera design needs to consider older people. Good viewfinders matter for everyone...
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21
October
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Composition, Image Editing, Personal views, Photography Ideas, Printing, tutorials | No comment
Producing better photographs
Why you probably don't need to rush out and spend money to improve your photography - it about thinking more, and taking more photos. New cameras and lenses are nice but not as essential as you might think...
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19
October
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Composition, Lens, Lens tests and reviews, Rumour lens article, Tilt / Shift, tutorials | 4 Comments
Alternative focus technique for tilted lens
A simple iterative procedure for setting optimal focus for a tilted lens. A step by step approach to set the plane of focus where you want it for a tilt/shift lens....
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12
October
2012
Re-using the zone system?
With its origins in the exposure and development of film, do aspects of the zone system still work in today's digital black and white photography?...
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20
August
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Composition, Lens, Lens tests and reviews, Macro, Photography Ideas, Product photography | No comment
Photographing tiny stuff
Macrophotography reveals an unfamiliar world - sometimes more common objects are needed in the frame to give a sense of scale. Photographs of tiny things that help you realise just how tiny they really are...
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03
August
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Composition, Photography Business, Photography Ideas | 1 Comment
Industrial photography in a foundry
Preparation and subsequent image processing required when taking photographs in a working foundry. Also looks at how final size affect image editing...
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26
July
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Composition, GigaPan, Image Editing, Photography Ideas, Printing, tutorials | No comment
Making a 14 metre multiviewpoint panoramic print
The GigaPan photography, image processing and editing needed to make a 14 metre multiviewpoint panoramic print of Leicester city centre at dusk. Showing a photo with multiple viewpoints...
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07
May
2012
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Black and white, Composition, Photography Ideas, tutorials | 6 Comments
3×3 quick tips for improving your black and white photography
A collection of quick tips that can help improve the quality of your black and white photography. Simple steps to better monochrome pictures...
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28
September
2011
Sea of steps
A chance to see how a modern ultra wide shift lens performs on a familiar view of Wells Cathedral. Sea of steps - photography inspired by the work of FH Evans in 1903...
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19
September
2011
The Romanesco
Whilst spending some time photographing industrial products, Keith stops, to photograph a Romanesco or Roman cauliflower....
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20
August
2011