My 1000th Flickr Upload

March 6, 2011  |  Blog  |  , ,
My 1000th Flickr Upload

Yesterday I spotted I was just three photos from reaching the magic 100th flickr upload. Given I was out with a wide-angle lens yesterday I wanted to return to my abandoned drawers (see below) with something with a bit more zoom. The 1000th flickr upload is off an old lock on...

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Lightroom Preset : Sweets

March 5, 2011  |  Blog  |  , ,
Lightroom Preset : Sweets

I posted one of my least impressive photos on flickr last week and two people asked what preset I used to create the look. As a result I have decided to make the preset available for download. The image certainly isn't that impressive and I hadn't actually stored the adjustments as...

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Managing Flickr Sets with SuprSetr

March 2, 2011  |  Blog  | 
Managing Flickr Sets with SuprSetr

Flickr sets are one area of my account that are a complete disorganised mess. I create sets on a whim covering particular photographic subjects, I add a few photos and often weeks later I take more photos on the same subject and forget the first set was ever created. To...

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Learning to Light

February 18, 2011  |  Blog, Macro  |  , ,
Learning to Light

When trying to study light what better subject than an old lightbulb. I'm studying the use of a softbox and an umbrella (diffuser) to effectively light a subject. I'm trying to gain complete control over what is lit and what remains in total darkness. Interestingly I used part of an...

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