Part of my journey this year is to find new ways to enjoy photography and make the time to do it. I often find it hard to go out and shoot when I have no clear goal in mind. I enjoy projects. There are many well-documented ideas on how to improve your photography. You’ve probably heard [...]
Learning – life at f/16
I went urban exploring again yesterday. I have chalked it up as another learning experience. When I got home I realised I was doing something quite strange – I had shot almost everything at f/16. And I’d done it on my previous three exploration trips too. I missed plenty of detail shots because I forgot [...]
Things I spent more time on than photography
I’m one month into my 12 month challenge. How many images in my portfolio so far? None. I am keeping track of all my excuses – that will come in another post. The excuses are dumb – I just wasted time. Towards the end of the month I realised that my habits hadn’t changed much [...]
Signal & Noise – Zack Arias
Distractions stop people doing things. Excuses stop people doing things. Thought stops people doing things. You could call this noise. Writers experience noise, painters experience noise, photographers experience noise. I experience noise all the time. There’s a video doing the rounds by Zack Arias titled Signal & Noise. Some love it, others have criticised it. [...]
Becoming a better photographer in a year
Sometimes my photography sucks. I want to become a better photographer this year which is basically why I started this site. There’s little else that’s more frustrating than having a great idea for a photo and not being able to pull it off. Or seeing something that’s interesting but not being able to capture it. Why [...]
The One Year Portfolio
I’ve been taking photos for 10 years on and off. People like my photos. I think they’re ok. I know I can do better. And I’ve wanted to make a portfolio for a while. Amongst the thousands of images I’ve made I probably have a handful that I really like. Those I love I could [...]
