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Landscape photography blog during August 2020, the highs and low of a landscape photographer laid bare

The highs & lows of a landscape Photographer during July 2020, Everything laid bare for you to see

An interview with Dorset based landscape photographer, Daniel Wretham by HQB Media

This is an account of the trials of a landscape photographer during June 2020, the highs & the lows, everything laid bare

My landscape photography journey during April 2020, Did I go out ? How did I survive lockdown. The essential Blog

The end of Landscape Photography is here......But there is something YOU can do about it...

Another super short blog just to say that in exceptionally proud to have been the photographer chosen for the October cover page of Dorset L

Well, this one promises to throw up a few interesting views. Photoshop, you either love it or you hate it, Nothing in landscape photography circles seems to provoke so much heated debate as this with the possible exception of Nikon v Canon ! With the modern era of digital photography being in its prime the way people shoot has changed and lightroom & photoshop are now the normal tools for pretty much everyone prapticing digital photography. But lets be clear, theres Photoshop

Once again its that time of year when we all go crazy chasing Poppies, that most elusive but beautiful mistress that takes so much of our time and effort but is worth every second. So its been a while, some of you have been asking where i've been as I used to blog almost weekly and there has been a 6 month gap since that last happened ! Well, to cut a long story short I haven't been very well and have been dealing with getting myself better and back out there, also with a bit

It's finally here, that wonderful time of year that photographers the world over look forward too. Why is autumn so special to a photographer ? Well, it brings so much with it, beautiful changing colours on the leaves of trees, unpredictable conditions, chances of mist, rainbows etc.... F16, ISO 50, 1/2 a second 24mm On the flip side autumn can be a total wash out and ruin all chances of decent images so it's a tricky time. For me however, with a bit of careful planning and a

July has brought a lot of things with it, sweltering heat, Lightning & Storms, a rare instance of mist in the middle of a heatwave ! It's been a funny old month. Rather than an instructional blog I thought I'd simply tell you about my exploits this month as it's been a strange one. July is usually a pretty poor month for me, it's hot and usually clear and neither of which are handy for landscape photography so I tend to take a bit of time to recharge the batteries and do some

This week I thought I would do a review of a product that all landscape photographers should own, The polarising filter. So why should you own one of these ? What can they do to improve your photography ? Can you live without one ? All questions I hope to be able to answer and give you a bit of background into as well. What is a Polariser ? The basics of a polarising filter are pretty simple really, it’s a small filter that goes in front of the lens that when twisted will rem

Well what can I say ? It's been one of the most amazing weeks i've ever had. So much has happened I will have to split this blog into several parts to get it all in ! So to start with I thought i'd do a guide to some of the stunning Waterfalls in Wales and how to navigate them and shoot them. So to start off with Wales has so many waterfalls where should you start ? Well how about if I told you that you could go to one place and see four epic waterfalls in a short two or thre

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

Well, this promises to be a controversial topic, and the irony is not lost on me that I'm sharing a topic about social media on social media ! Love to or hate it social media is here to stay, but is it a good or bad thing ? Lets take a look on the pro's and cons of the platform that can make or break you. Pro's Well, lets be honest, never has it been so easy to get your work seen by so many people, you can put a single picture up and within the hour it has been shared all rou

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

Sea of Gold, Turlin Moor, Dorset. Well for once i've managed to get out quite a bit and get a few decent shots as the weather has played ball. Most of the photographers out there will know the feeling of when all the elements are looking like they are coming together and its going to be a special sunrise/sunset so they grab the kit and rush out to their chosen location only too see the weather changing right before they get there and that sinking feeling of disappointment tha

Everyone needs a bit of help from time to time and sometimes just a little reminder goes a long way to improve your pictures so here's 5 tips to get your images looking better. 1. Light, light, light This is the main frame (pun intended) of any photograph, without good light your image will appear flat and not really that interesting. So what is good light ? How do you get it ? what do you do with it ? All questions you need to understand before you can get the best out of it