http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php Landscape photography advice that makes a difference en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:50:12 -0500 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:50:12 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Robin Whalley Robin Whalley Robin Whalley <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283889011"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-09/_DSC1092_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> If there’s one aspect of photography that has always really appealed to me it’s night photography. I don’t know why, there is just something I like about making a good capture at night. It also has many more challenges in terms of noise reduction or management, keeping the camera still, colour management, exposure management, staying safe. This is one of the images from my recent holiday. It features Cologne cathedral and railway station at night. I ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283889011 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283889011&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283889011 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:50:11 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283805252"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-09/NEX5_DSC2130_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Following on from yesterdays rather rushed image of the Matterhorn I thought I would try another photograph with a little more careful processing. This image was shot at the same time as the image I posted yesterday, but I have chosen to make a feature out of the amazing cloud formation rather than crop in close to the mountain. I shot this image using the same 18-55 lens set to 22mm. Shooting at f/14.0 I ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283805252 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283805252&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283805252 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:38:57 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283714416"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-09/NEX5_DSC2141_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> I am so excited. I have finally photographed (well several hundred shots actually) of one of the worlds most famous mountains, the Matterhorn in Switzerland, something I have wanted to do for a long time. This is a stunning mountain with an incredibly distinctive peak. What actually surprised me is that the peak is only this distinctive shape when viewed from certain angles. For some of the shots I took, the mountain is hardly recognisable ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283714416 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283714416&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1283714416 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:20:16 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1282503005"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-08/R1_DSC1592_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> I have been busy working on a new set of Photoshop guides that I am planning to launch in the next few months. The guides explain some of the real secrets of improving images so that they convey what the photographer felt when shooting the image, not necessarily what the camera can record. In this particular example I had taken this image on my Sony R1 in Poland last September. The day had been filled with ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1282503005 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1282503005&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1282503005 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:50:05 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1282415564"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-08/NEX_DSC0458_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Digital technology has progressed at an amazing rate over recent years and its allowing us to produce increasingly better images all the time. I think it’s all too easy to get drawn into the film v’s digital debate even now and as a result cut ourselves off from advancing our photographic skills and vision. One area that I love to photograph and where technology helps me is Architecture. At one time the image you see here ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1282415564 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1282415564&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1282415564 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:32:44 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281989444"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-08/NEX_DSC0936_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> I love shooting panoramic images. In the past I have shot with an Xpan, which I still use quite regularly and think is a wonderful camera. More recently I have invested in stitching software which can do a great job in most cases, but it takes time and organisation to an excellent stitch. Now I have a new option with my in camera stitching in the Sony NEX-5. This really is an easy function to use. ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281989444 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281989444&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281989444 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:10:44 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281815453"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-08/Rwhalley_2010_NEX_DSC0920_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Back at the end of May I took delivery of a new Sony NEX-5; the pocket camera with the supposed DSLR quality sensor/lens that fits (almost) in your pocket. At the time none of the main RAW converters would support the new Sony RAW format that the camera used so I had only a few choices: 1. Shoot JPG – I decided against this as at some point one of the software giants would bring out ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281815453 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281815453&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281815453 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:50:53 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281386605"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-08/NEX5_DSC0681_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> I have been busy over the weekend enjoying myself with a few trips and I also managed to get a proper outing with my new Sony NEX-5. I found some of the controls a little confusing after being a long time SLR user where most controls are a simple press of a button or turn of a dial. The Sony by contrast has quite a complicated interface where you need to make a series of ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281386605 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281386605&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1281386605 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:43:25 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1280692366"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-08/RWhalley_2009_DSC1927_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Yesterday I was running a one to one coaching session for a photographer who was interested in my post production and printing techniques. His work was of a very good standard but it was suffering from high contrast that was making areas of the images look very dark and almost black. Where he had tried to lighten these areas in the past he had encountered high levels of noise and noise reduction defects. Recently I have ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1280692366 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1280692366&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1280692366 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:52:46 -0500 <a href="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1280606220"><img src="http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/photoblog/php/2010-07/IMG_2483_thumb.jpg" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> It was Friday and I was feeling frustrated. I just couldn’t get motivated about my photography and I felt as though my work just wasn’t hitting the standards I wanted it to. Sue my images might be nice but I just couldn’t get excited. To tell the entire truth, I was finding that I couldn’t get excited about anyone else’s work much either. After a few email exchanges with my friend Steve, he commented on how ...<br clear="all"> http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1280606220 Photos http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1280606220&comments=comments http://www.lenscraft.co.uk/blog/blog.php?photo_id=1280606220 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:57:00 -0500