The Malvern Hills is an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The hills are famous for a dramatic landscape and also producing pure spring water. Luckily for me the hills are located around an hours drive from my home in the West Midlands which means I don't have...
I spent most of 2019 photographing my local area, returning to the same places week after week. This year is going to be different! 2020 is going to be a year of venturing out, traveling further afield and seeking interesting locations. During my first weekend away I visited North...
I recently posted about how 2019 had been a fantastic year for my photography and I also shared my top ten images from 2019. 2020 is not only the beginning of a new decade but also the start of a new chapter in my photography journey. In this blog...
My Photography Journey in 2019 Including My Top 10 Images 2019 has proved to be an exciting year and is the first year I have collated my best images created during the previous 12 month’s. In previous years I have edited images as they have been made, or as...
A mans best friend… It’s often claimed that a mans best friend is his dog. Our best friends are regularly described as loyal, affectionate, calming and playful to name a few. Linkin is a beautiful Hungarian Vizsla and belongs to the Askins-Parry family. Linkin currently resides in North Wales...
Sunrise and sunsets make for beautiful images. Today I tell you how to capture a last minute sunset as I photograph the sunset that almost escaped. Sitting at home enjoying a lovely cup of British tea on a Sunday afternoon, I think about how dull the weekends weather has...
This week I have been photographing water reflections in the Dudley No. 2 Canal at Warrens Hall Nature Reserve. Photographers love to travel Travel is often a major influence with photography, be it landscapes in the Lake District, cityscapes in the heart of Dubai or that safari adventure in...
Do I need to use a UV filter on my DSLR lens? The answer in short is NO you don’t need to use a UV filter. That said I do use and have filters in my camera bag. In this episode of “Exploring my gear” I explain why I don’t...
Birds of prey are one of the most exciting wildlife subjects a photographer will have to photograph. Usually their distance from the camera, fast movements and the bright sky pose huge problems for photographers. I was recently given the gift of a birds of prey photography experience at my...
The Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm F/1.8D lens was introduced into the Nikon lens line up in 2002 to replace it’s non D predecessor and is considered to be one of the best 50mm lenses on the market. The lens is often confused with the later Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G Lens with...
Raw vs Jpeg Almost all new digital camera owners often face the raw vs jpeg scenario. should I be shooting raw or jpeg? what is a raw file? the following information is designed to help you decide which file type is best for you....
How do you choose the right DSLR. In this post I tell you what influenced my choice and which camera I decided to buy...
