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Mugshots - some of the best photography ever
April 25, 2019
Just a short one…
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John Hollings - Larceny
I was watching “Sofa Sessions” on YouTube just now, a relatively new series where photographer Martin Parr chats with other photographers. This session was with street photographer Bruce Gilden. Towards the end, at around 18 minutes, Gilden is talking about quality in…
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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm 1:1.2 PRO Review
April 11, 2019
Why have I finally dropped my resistance and chosen to buy this lens
I have always favoured the 35mm focal length in film and “full frame” digital - it’s not the first time I have compromised on weight, size, price, even functionality, to get the best I can possibly squeeze…
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Is Instagram Bad for Photography?
March 8, 2019
How do we share photographs with nuance and detail now. It’s not the normal and it’s changing photography. Pictures are too small, I think composition and more generally style, is becoming increasingly driven around showing impact in a 2 inch square image - detail is lost, even on the best…
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II versus Nikon Z6
February 28, 2019
This is the first of a two part article, part 2 which goes into further depth is here
Having spent more time with Nikon cameras than any other brand, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t tempted by the new Z system and for my needs, specifically the…
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It Starts with a Screen
February 4, 2019
We are abandoning rangefinders and optical viewfinders in DSLRs in favour of EVFs - mirrorless is the future. But this means we now start with an electronic screen - the very beginning of a photograph is now looking at the world on a sub-1” LCD or OLED before pressing the…
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Travel Photography - Walt Disney World, Florida
August 9, 2018
I tend to keep my personal photography personal, you won’t see very many family pictures on this photography blog (or on my Instagram feed) but in line with earlier travel articles, I thought I would mention a few thoughts from my family holiday last month to Walt Disney World in…
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Developing in Street Photography
June 30, 2018
Why Street?
I wrote a few words on why I enjoy travel photography back in November. As you will probably know if you have followed me to this blog, my main interest for many years has been what is now described as street photography.
I do street photography (I prefer…
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Technology and Computational Photography
June 4, 2018
What does tech bring? Technology advances in the days of analogue photography were mostly around slow improvements to film emulsions and fast development of autofocus - both of these are now mature technologies.
Mirrorless cameras and computational improvements have opened the door to a new wave of change in a…
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BlackRapid and OpTech sling and strap systems compared
May 22, 2018
BlackRapid and OpTech make a wide range of camera straps, slings and solutions for all manner of photographic equipment. For many years I used simple cloth straps on rangefinder cameras and an OpTech Pro strap for SLRs
Now that I have moved to lighter micro four thirds Olympus cameras for…
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5 Reasons to Go Wider - super wide angle lenses
May 11, 2018
A number of kit zooms start at around the 28mm mark - or “full frame equivalent” focal length, some start a bit wider, but the focus of this article is to look at some of the attractions of going out specifically with a super-wide, 24mm or wider for “normal” people…