Out and about
February 06, 2015
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One of the great things about London is the vast array of architectural styles that exist in a very small area. Getting out and about at lunch this week I found all of these within a 6 block radius of the office.
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Revisiting familiar places update
February 01, 2015
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Next on the list of places to revisit was Trafalgar Square. I had previously spend a half hour there as part of a lesson how to shoot at night. This time however, I kept the camera out of the auto modes and set everything myself. The rain in earlier in the day proved to be a two edged sword. While it provided additional interest by reflect much mor...
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Revisiting familiar places
January 27, 2015
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There are places that you go as a tourist and take the usual happy snaps (and selfies these days) to prove that you've been. I've decided to revisit a number of these with the aim of taking much higher quality images with a twist, if I can think of one. So far I'd done Tower Bridge, Westminster and St Pauls. This time I decided to do St James's par...
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Keep Your Camera Handy
January 19, 2015
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So many times I've found myself wishing I had my camera with me and not just my phone. Not the other night though. It was in my bag and despite shooting handheld at night I managed to get some brooding shots of the less photographed side of St Paul's and a City of London marker I'd walked past many times but never noticed. See what you think...
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London Classic Car Show
January 12, 2015
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It was a spur of the moment decision to head down to the show at London Excel. Seeing that the weather was rotten, it turned out to be a good call. Somewhere with a range of interesting subjects that was also warm and dry!
I still find shooting hand held and in doors a challenge. It's finding the balance between ISO, Depth of field and the shutter...
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