Tag Archive: improvers

In this shot from Thessaloniki I've selected an aperture and exposure that means your eyes first fall on the graffiti and its message, and composed the shot so that your eye is then drawn to the man in the wheelchair. The idea is to give you a bit of a shock.

Getting The Light Right – understanding exposure

This builds on the last how-to post with a way of thinking and useful practice tool for getting to grips with how aperture, shutter speed and ISO can be combined to get the narrative you want.

I got this lovely motion blur with a slightly longer shutter speed than would have frozen the motion.

Why there are no ideal camera settings

Don’t let the camera take the artistic decisions in your photography! This post for beginners talks about basic camera settings and how to get the correct exposure.

Fishermen in Goa at sunset, this image is a temporary choice as I can't access my safari images right now.

Starting Safari Photography

An increasing number of people on my regular City Academy photography courses want to learn to take better shots for an upcoming safari. Shooting on safari is very different to a London-based travel,… Continue reading →

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KALACC Aboriginal Festival 2011, (c) Carole Edrich 2011

10 points on image rights and the internet for bloggers

Recent discussions in the Travel Bloggers Facebook group (one of the nicer and more collaborative groups to which I am subscribed) prompted me to write this post summarising ten points to consider regarding… Continue reading →