This week, I went on a day long hike in the Sierra de Huetor. The landscape is epic, and monolithic! Black and White seemed to suit this location more than colour. The mountains are not particularly high, (1700 metres at the highest point) though they take a few hours to climb, I think we were…
I had no idea, as recently as two weeks ago that there had ever been a goldrush in Andalucia. A visit to the gold mines of Rodalquilar put me right on that score, a fascinating story of greed, incompetence and ultimately, restoration in the Cabo de Gata. This is not my usual photowalk, I’m usually…
Mastering colour grading is key to creating your own style in photography. This article explores the options available for Colour grading in Lightroom Classic, describing the available tools and explaining what they are for and why you would use them. What does Colour Grading Achieve? Why is the colour straight out of the camera not…
I’ve read a ton of “How to Make Money with Photography” articles over the years and none of them match my own experience of making money with photography, in fact, some of them are just misleading. Making money with Photography in the UK is not easy. However, photography has been good to me, I’ve made…
This week’s highlight and probably this year’s so far, was an overnight on Mulhacen, the highest mountain in Spain at 3482 metres. It was a long climb, but the descent was far worse. My muscles are still complaining if I try to walk downstairs! To put this into context, I once climbed Croagh Patrick in…
How long has it been since I published Beating Gear Acquisition Syndrome? I lasted precisely one week! Serious packing for overnight photography trips is a new experience for me, in the UK, when I wasn’t working in the studio I preferred to get up early and jump in the car, locations rarely being more than…
Almost every photographer I know suffers at least slightly. Understanding gear acquisition syndrome or GAS, is important if you want to stay in charge of your photography. In 1998 at age 90, the photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, who was decidedly middle class and used a Leica, observed to the acclaimed and occasionally sharp photographer Helmut Newton:…
It’s been a while since I posted about an actual photography expedition, but I’ve done a couple of long hikes in the last month or so, so here’s the most recent; on Tuesday I went hiking in the Sierra Nevada, taking in Loma Pua, Pico Sabinar & Rio Veleta with a group of friends and…
Photographers guide to shooting video is a two-part post, this part focusing on kit, and the next part on technique. Video is a Different Skill For photographers transitioning to video, and I absolutely include myself in this problematic category, shooting video exposes the Dunning-Kruger effect in spades. If you don’t already know, the Dunning-Kruger effect…
Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II Review With apologies to Mark Twain, the coldest winter I ever spent was two weeks in July, Summer 2023 in Shropshire! I’m over in the UK for a couple of weeks attending a family funeral and the weather is appalling! I say this at least partly as an excuse…