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I decided I would do a bit of a guide to locations in Dorset for landscape photography and what better place to start than my absolute favourite, Portland. What is there not to like about this fantastic area, it has everything a photographer could wish for, Portland Bill lighthouse, big angry waves, rocky ledges, small bays, I could go on all day about it. While I'm not going to be able to list every location as it would take forever I will list the key points, but have an ex

Backpacks, lets face it they can be a bit of a minefield at the best of times. No one single backpack seems to accommodate all the features that I want and I have been through a fair few in my time. What do you really need out of a backpack ? Well, that could be a whole story in itself but for me there were a few factors that needed ticking and without them it just wouldn't do. I wanted to above all be able to carry my gear in a durable and robust backpack that was capable of

The familiar sound of the 5 am alarm call rang in my ears and I hurried to look out of the window after the weather forecast of snow last night, It was a big disappointment, there was none. Snow had been replaced by driving rain and gusty winds, I was not amused in the slightest. There was only one way to deal with a situation like this, console myself with a full english breakfast and go on a location scout again. Wednesdays weather was looking fowl and time was ticking away

Hello again and thanks for checking out my blog. If you're here you've probably found it by chance or your one of the loyal readers who come back every week and who can't be thanked enough for supporting me :) So this week its all about that photographers favourite, the seascape. So what is a seascape ? Why are they so loved by photographers ? What can you do to improve yours ? All questions I hope to be able to give you some help with. So what is a seascape then ? Well, it's

Hello everyone, and once again thanks for reading my landscape photography blog. I have had a request from a couple of people to do one based on the photographers favourite capture, the sunrise & sunset and how to get the most out of them, So heres my top tips to improve your pictures of the golden hour. 1. PLAN, PLAN & PLAN It might sound like such an obvious thing but it can be overlooked by so many. So what should you plan for ? Do you have a shot in mind ? Is it just a lo

Well, I thought i'd give the technical stuff a break this week and tell you what i've been up to and what i've got planned for the next few weeks. Sadly it's that time of year when shooting every day becomes a major problem. The light starts to fade before you finish work, and your already on your way to work when the sun rises. It's a very frustrating time when the only opportunity you will get to shoot is on the weekends, couple that with the fact that it will be glorious w

This weeks blog i'm going to take a look at the Histogram, What is it ? Why should you be using it ? When to use it ? And how it can improve your photography. First of all don't be scared by the histogram, It really is your friend and can tell you a wealth of information about your photos and what is missing and how to improve them. Yet it seems to be rarely used by a lot of people as it sounds and looks fairly complex, But in reality its far from that. I rely on it to give m

I was asked the other day "what filter did you use for that picture", to which I replied a Lee 0.75 hard graduated filter. They looked blankly at me and somewhat confused, I asked them what was wrong, and their reply astounded me......."I've not seen that on Instagram, where do you get it from". To say I was horrified was an understatement, so I decided to explain what a filter actually is to a photographer and not a person of the Instagram generation. A Neutral Density Gradu

So a lot of you do fantastic pictures and get them featured on some form of media or another, be it Facebook or a news paper or a web site etc... We all love it when we get a message from a publication praising our work and then the elation of them asking if they can feature it in their magazine, you are overjoyed that your work has been recognised and someone wants to pay to feature it right ? Wrong, because its usually followed by "we don't pay for pictures but we will put

Really proud to have been asked for some images for www.heredajo.com to go on their site promoting the Jurassic Coast. Read the full article here.... #danielwrethamphotography #jurassiccoast #landscapephotography #article #photography #seascape #kimmeridgebay #osmingtonmills #sunrise #sunset #canoneos5dmkiii #canon1635F4 #dorsetlandscapephotographer #Dorset #danielwretham #coastalphotography