I’m hoping you have heard of the Rules of a Third, to help you compose Landscapes etc. Well don’t forget to try it on Portraits too. On to portrait one as an example. Here you can see the eyes are on the top 1/3 horizontal, whilst the nose is on the right 1/3 vertical. This...
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Shoot Upside Down for a change
Notice anything different about this Portrait ? What if I was to say I took it upside down ! No, I’m not going mad. Remember those big square cameras, called medium format ? Well one of the traits of shooting with some medium format cameras used to be the fact you would see the image...
Car Photography
Jaguar XK photographed at Cheltenham racecourse. Ever noticed that just after the sun has disappeared for the day, that you get beautiful reflections on your car ? The whole sky is acting as a huge lightbox & providing wonderful light to photograph by. The alternative is to find an overcast day, where the clouds are...
iPhone App – Photography – ToonPaint
You’ve got to love the Apps on the iPhone . This latest one is a simple 1 step process to take any existing photo, or take one there & then, & convert it into a cartoon. The iPhone application in question is ToonPaint So a quick play produced the following examples from some of my...
Gloucestershire Portrait Photographer – Favourite Photos from 2009
2009 was a great year where I was lucky enough to photograph some wonderful people, plus even had time to shoot some landscapes. I’ve chosen a small selection below. If you have a favourite please feel free to add a comment at the end. So here goes ………. #1 – Isobel #2 – Ashleigh #3...
OK lets save some money !
OK this is off topic, but during hard times it’s always good to share any ways to save money. Well here’s my advice, based on getting over £800 cash back last year Firstly register at TopCashBack site here :- http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/cashbacklink . It’s free to join & you only need to enter your email address. Now...
Kodak Zi8 Sample video at 60 frames per second
I love the simplicity of my £130 HD Video camera, the Kodak Zi8. Not only does it shoot at 1080p, if you drop to 720P there is a mode to shoot at 60 fps. With the snow on the ground today, it was too good an opportunity to miss testing the 60fps, by taking the...
Confessions of a Photographer
A satirical video by Joe McNally, confessing to some of those sins of photography. Now say a dozen Hail Marys All shot with Nikon D3S
Cheltenham Portrait Photography
Some samples of Portraits photographed today in Cheltenham. All taken using the Clam Shell Lighting setup. Click for
Gloucestershire Portrait Photographer – Couples Portraits
Couple of different processing styles for these 2 Portraits of a Couple. Which do you prefer ?
