zooms
It’s a funny, but understandable thing, that if you are known among your friends and family as being “the photo guy,” you are likely to …
24 Feb
olympus e-p1 review diary: day 6
olympus e-p1 review diary: day 6
Gosh. It’s been a while. Apologies, I’m afraid that life has been getting in the way of the blog; sad, but true. In any case, my …
19 Jan
on iphones and depth of field
on iphones and depth of field
I have mentioned before that the iPhone has essentially unlimited depth of field. Practically speaking, under most circumstances, this is true. But not always. The …
18 Jan
artifice
artifice
You may have noticed in the last post that the images that accompanied it had been manipulated to a certain extent. Just a little tweaking, …
17 Jan
olympus e-p1 review diary: day 5
olympus e-p1 review diary: day 5
Well, I mentioned on day 4 that I was considering another option when it came to lens choice. I’m happy to say that a golden …
16 Jan
portraits
portraits
So I mentioned in my last post that I had bought a book of portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Well, it arrived, and I must confess …
14 Jan
body of work
body of work
I’ve just bought (or rather, pre-ordered) a book from Amazon, consisting of a collection of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s portraits. This is a slightly unusual book; …
19 Dec
lighting and the accidental photographer
lighting and the accidental photographer
Sorry. This is what the last post was supposed to be about. I got distracted before I even began. I am something of an accidental photographer. …
19 Dec
light
light
It takes a long time to get good at photography. This year marks my tenth with an SLR, meaning my tenth where I have had …
15 Dec
olympus e-p1 review diary: day 4
olympus e-p1 review diary: day 4
I’m in a bind. I’ve mentioned before how I thought I’d love the 17mm pancake, but I just don’t. Can’t get on with it. I …