3 Oct 2014

Photography Tip: Commentary Processing

Photography Tip: Commentary Processing

You come home from a photo walk with a cardful of images. You find some free time, and then you shut yourself away in a room, make sure nobody’s going to disturb you, fire up Lightroom, and start work. Does that sound like you? It certainly sounds like me. But this makes photo processing something of […]

12 Feb 2014

Smoking

Smoking

Turning a low-energy afternoon into something resembling productive, by taking pictures of smoke.

1 Feb 2014

New Toy

New Toy

I think I first heard about the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM lens from Marco Arment. Wherever I heard about it, I’m glad I did. Mine arrived in the post this morning, so I slipped this lightweight, ultra-small prime onto my 60D and headed out to take a few test shots. So far, I’d say it’s […]

22 Dec 2013

Favourite Photo of the Month 2013

Favourite Photo of the Month 2013

As is traditional, here are my favourites of my own photos of 2013. Not necessarily the best photos of my year, technically, but the ones I like the most. January: Esplanade Road. Portishead. Taken on a tired, headachy day when I told myself that I might as well go and do something creative as mope around the house.

14 Aug 2013

Instagram

Instagram

Sometimes I use my phone camera to decide if it’s worth getting the big camera out. iPhone & Instagram: 60D, EF‑S 17 – 55 f/2.8 IS & Lightroom: