Exploring Andalucia has been a pet project lasting (so far) seven years. My first exposure to the concept of Andalucia came from a song by sometime Velvet Underground member John Cale, “Andalucia” on the album Paris 1919. It’s a wonderful song and it’s a theme Cale returned to several times in his career. It seeped…
Let’s talk about the Nik Collection Offer. In the spirit of bringing exceptional products to your attention, I periodically promote offers from some of the companies whose products I use. This offer for the Nik Collection v3 from DxO represents excellent value. The Nik Collection Offer I’ve been working with DxO products for a while now,…
Photographing Shrewsbury in infrared is an accidental project I’ve almost stumbled into. I had an unloved Canon 550 D lying around in the studio and decided to have it converted with an infrared filter. A few photographs later I realised two things. Firstly what a great camera the 550D was and secondly how much fun…
Infrared Photography Processing can be broken down into three techniques. Channel swapping, faux colour and monochrome. I use Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop in combination. Before we dive into that, I’m going to recommend you visit the earlier post with instructions on how to create a custom colour profile for Lightroom which you will need to get rid…
This photograph is of the Porthill Bridge over the River Severn in Shrewsbury. Infrared Landscape Photography is something I’m new to. I had an old Canon 550D lying around unused in the studio and a little bit of spare cash so I decided to take the plunge and have the camera converted for Infrared. This…
This Hoodman HoodLoupe Review describes an accessory that once used cannot be left at home. I was so taken with it that I decided to write a Hoodman Hoodloupe review! It’s a must for a serious landscape photographer. Here’s why… What is the Hoodman HoodLoupe? In landscape photography, the focus is absolutely vital. You need…