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Landscape photography made simple
Landscape photography might be an appropriate header for just a few of the images in this post but it is the very nature of the landscape at Dungeness in Kent that makes these images work. There are abandoned fishing boats … Continue reading
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Tagged Dungeness photography, Fuji X100, landscape photography
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Every picture tells the story
A recent review from the SWPP of the Impending Canon compact killer, the G1X revealed that it had totally failed to capture the actions of a hyperactive dog frolicking in the park (apart from a prolonged mud bath). It’s something I’ve long … Continue reading
Sublime images of the unfreezing north
Ragnar Axelsson is one of those photographers who make me wonder why I bother to take pictures at all. Iceland’s best known photojournalist , Axelsson generally known as Rax has recently published The Last Days Of The Arctic a photographic essay which … Continue reading
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Tagged Polar photography, Ragnar Axelsson, Rax
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Brilliant software deals from Amazon
Adobe Lightroom 3 is probably the best available photo editing software out there so far as photographers are concerned, short on gimmicks but fast, intuitive and sparing with your computer resources it provides all the enthusiastic amateur or busy pro … Continue reading
New Saturday training courses from Phototuition
Due to public demand we have finally agreed to give up our Saturdays and offer weekend training courses for very small groups (maximum of three people) of similar experience and with similar cameras. Courses will be run at Our dedicated … Continue reading
Photoshop Elements 9-10 upgrade? The big Adobe ripoff.
No way! I’ve had a few messages about the upgrade recommendation appearing on the Elements 9 welcome screen, Adobe effectively wanting us to dump the £50 or so we spent on elements 9 and purchase Elements 10. Elements 9 automatically goes on … Continue reading
Fujifilm x10 Sample images from a busy weekend
Over this past weekend I carried the X10 around with me most of the time, either in the glovebox of the car, in my jacket pocket or, while on my bike, around my neck (quite comfortable too). This post is … Continue reading
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Tagged fuji x10, fuji x10 images, fujifilm x10
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Fujifilm X10 – my first impressions
Here at Phototuition photography courses we’re noticing an increasing number of people, people who want to become seriously good at taking pictures, turn up with lighter, more compact equipment. Up to now the compact system cameras from Panasonic and Olympus … Continue reading
Why are you carting a DSLR and a bunch of lenses around? (when the Fuji X10 is arriving any day now)
Working as a professional photographer and carrying around heavy bags of cameras and lenses I sometimes wonder why the enthusiastic amateur photographer, the person who pursues the craft for the sheer love of it, so closely mimics the likes of myself. … Continue reading
Posted in News, reviews and deals, Photographic techniques
Tagged best compact camera, fuji x10, fujifilm x10
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The new forest in Autumn
The New Forest is the South of England’s great wilderness with around 150 square miles of woodland and forest lawns among which you can walk for hours and see no one (90% of visitors stay within 100 metres of their … Continue reading
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