This is an account of February as it happened, the good, the bad and the highs & lows of a landscape photographer. Everything is shown, warts & all, the bad pictures, the good pictures to give you a true reflection of how life is out there. February 1st Saturday The weather forecast had been looking hopeful for Saturday all week right up until Friday when both days took a turn for the worse ! This is often the case, glorious weather all week but then come the chance to get ou
Something amazing has happened, something I never thought I would even consider doing for a moment. I have switched from Lee Filters to Kase Filters, let me explain why. Now before I do this I want you to know I am in no way endorsed by Kase filters in any way and all of my new filters were paid for with my own hard earned cash. I've always been a Lee Filters fan, I have used them for over 13 years and I have around £2k worth invested in them and I have enjoyed using them and
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
So I had just started my Scottish adventure by visiting the Trossachs National Park and now I was venturing north to get to the Highlands, somewhere I have wanted to visit for so long. As I drove around Loch Lomond it never seemed to end, it was a vast loch thats for sure, but I was eager to see Glencoe as it was an area I wanted to focus heavily on. It was around about a two hour journey to the lower highlands and I have to say, very very scenic and enjoyable, it was a Sunda
Photoshop, perhaps the most innovative creation in the photography world for a vast number of years ? Used correctly it can be an amazing weapon in your arsenal, but are you making these 7 terrible mistakes that will ruin your image ? Now I'd like to start by saying this is all my own opinion, doubtless others will have other ones and mine are purely based on my own findings, my own mistakes & and seeing those made by others. It is also very much exclusively based on the land
One of the best known and loved locations in Dorset with photographers, everything you need to know about Durdle Door. Durdle Door is a limestone arch formed by continental plates shifting and compressing together and through natural sea erosion. It is famous the world over it has been featured in several films and draws tourists from the world over so as I'm sure you can imagine its a busy place not to mention being one of the best photography locations in Dorset. Summer see
Continuing my theme for the photography blog posts on Dorset's premier photography locations this week we will be looking at Kimmeridge Bay and it's surrounding areas. Kimmeridge bay is a photographers dream and one that you should all visit at least once in your lifetime. It has so many features to shoot and so many interesting little areas you could shoot there for years and still not cover it all, I should know I've been photographing it since 2010 and still find new areas
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
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 everyone and sorry for the long absence. Since October I have been flat out at work and under huge amounts of pressure and getting out to do pictures has been a rare treat. Work deadlines have been hanging over me and the never ending workload has been brutal to say the least. I try to always have a blog ready for release every Friday but work simply wasn't giving me a chance to do so and any rare spare moments I got were spent rushing out with the camera to try a
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
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