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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
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
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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A Starlit Landscape
Well almost! The main light source for this shot was in fact residual sunlight from a sun that had set a couple of hours previously. Moonlight alone can provide sufficient light for photography, shadows are clearly visible and exposure times … Continue reading
The Canon EF-S 55-250mm telephoto zoom is something else altogether!
The biggest surprise anyone gets when they come along to Phototuition photography courses is when they remove the boring old kit lens (normally and 18 to 55mm) from their camera and try out one of our telephoto zooms. Wildlife, candid street … Continue reading
Composition in landscape photography
Returning from a bike ride along the river Blythe at Walberswick in Suffolk a few weekends ago I grabbed a snapshot of these ageing rowing boats with the tar covered fisherman’s huts in the middle distance and a stormy sky ominously … Continue reading
Four Session Cameracraft courses
I’m delighted to introduce our new four session courses which provide a total of about 11 hours of superb tuition plus support and critiques of your work over a time span of one to six months. The new Cameracraft course is designed to … Continue reading
What is the iso button on my camera?
Almost everyone who comes to Phototuition has heard the term or seen the button on the camera but few know what it means so in straight forward terms what is iso? The iso setting on your camera is where you … Continue reading
Studio portraits made simple
The arrival, a week or so ago, of our new Elemental Genesis Studio lighting kit caused great excitement here at Phototuition photography courses . It all came beautifully packaged in one big cardboard box and after 15 minutes of careful unpacking and a … Continue reading
Posted in Creative photography, Photographic techniques
Tagged learn studio lighting
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The Angels of Nunhead – photographing cemeteries
Nunhead Cemetery in south west London was one of the original “Magnificent seven” cemeteries built in the early nineteenth century to deal with the problem of London’s overflowing graveyards. Sited on several heavily wooded hills the graveyard lies in ruins, the destructive power of nature, in … Continue reading
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