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Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Alan Johnston Balloon Release
Yesterday, Helen Boaden (BBC Director of News) led a minutes silence, followed by the release of 50 balloons - each marking a day in captivity endured by BBC correspondent Alan Johnston.
Shooting white balloons against a very bright and sunny sky is a challenge, so I relied on the almost miraculous levels of detail retained [...]
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
DOF?
The depth of field (DOF) is the area of the photo that is in focus. The things you can change to alter the depth of field are to alter the aperture, the focal length, or the distance from the subject.
I’m very fond of very tight depths of field (with portraits, often I have the [...]
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Have Fun at a wedding
Wedding photos tend to be about the bride and groom etc. Why not take the opportunity to shoot something a little different?
Admittedly as a wedding photographer, you get to see the preparations in the morning, which gives you better opportunities for fun shots, but even as a guest, it’s worth keeping your eyes open.
I love [...]
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Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Black and White Portraits - Travels of Nifty
Nifty came to work with me on Friday, and although I couldn’t get any exciting glamourous shots, I thought I’d go back to basics with a black and white portrait.
The first step to having a black and white portrait, is to get a colour portrait - it sounds obvious, but the best way to get [...]
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Friday, March 30th, 2007
Get yourself a prime (fixed focal length) lens - Travels of Nifty
I’m looking after a Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens while it makes its way around the world. It’s called Nifty, and it travels in a tupperware alongside souvenirs from around the world.
Anyway, the point I’m trying to make, is that whilst it’s an incredibly cheap lens, the image quality, and creative possibilities it offers are superb. [...]
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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Movement Blur is fun!
There’s often the tempation when shooting in poor light to get the fastest lens possible, and up the ISO, to ensure fast shutter speeds.
Actually, sometimes solid support, and slower shutter speeds are better. I was lucky enough to shoot at a small gig this week, and one of the bands there were the awesome [...]
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Photographs - Giving Hope in Times of Worry - Alan Johnston Vigil
It’s sometimes easy to forget the power of photographs. They can cause great pain and distress, but they can also give hope, and support.
The BBC correspondent based in Gaza, Alan Johnston disappeared over two weeks ago. Since then, Mark Thompson (BBC Director General) has spoken to staff twice. This week, a link up was made [...]
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
Be Prepared! Robert Garside - He Ran Around The Whole World
I feel distinctly uncomfortable when I don’t have my camera with me. You never know when you’ll see something worth shooting, and today I had such a moment. This is Robert Garside. He is the first confirmed man to run round the world. Yes, the whole world - 29 countries across 6 continents!
He was presented [...]
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Mobile Macro Magic
One of the advantages of having a camera with a small sensor is that it’s easy and cheap to make lenses that focus to very close distances. Combined with the increased depth of field that the very wide lenses have (and the slower shutter speeds you can handhold them), means that they’re really good for [...]
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
The Apprentice - RTFM (Read The . . Manual)
This morning at the London Stock Exchange saw the press launch of the third series of The Apprentice, which sees Sir Alan Sugar (centre) and his two trusted advisors Margaret Mountford (left - if you couldn’t guess), and Nick Hewer (well, he’s got to be on the right!) whittle down a pool of candidates to [...]
