Compact cameras are generally fairly powerful tools these days. Like all tools, getting the best out of them requires you to know how to use them. I’m not talking about deep photographic expertise here, but just a little knowledge that will go a long way to improving your pictures. I had a great conversation with...
Sadly as I revealed in my “lightroom corruption” entry I have lost a lot of the original session with Gillian to corruption. This is my favourite from what I could rescue other than what I chose already from my original project. I must say it’s fun on a rainy Sunday going back and looking at...
Cara Dillon and her band: Sharon Shannon leaving the stage: Sharon Shannon and her band taking a final bow: First concert attended at the wonderful Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. I had the Panasonic LX3 with me and although it has only 60mm equivalent focal length and our seat was a good bit away, I...
I must be becoming more confident with my portraiture. My stylish colleague Wilma was on the phone on these stairs today at work, and I asked her if I could take a picture of her. She kindly agreed and we reproduced her natural pose an hour or so later. While setting up the shot, her...
My lunch today was by the Clyde in Dunoon where I was working. The wind was strong enough to rock my car around and the waves were crashing all along the promenade. I wanted to take a picture but it was impossible to stand anywhere on the promenade without getting soaked. I cheated by driving...
