Nice shots even with a dull or flat sky. Part 2
March 20, 2015
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In the last post I showed how switching to black and white eliminates the problem of featureless skies. There is another trick that you can use particularly when the sky is a flat blue and you are photographing modern architecture... Switch your white balance to Tungsten. It will give the pictures a decidedly futuristic feel.
The pictures below...
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Nice shots even with a dull or flat sky. Part 1
March 15, 2015
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Flat grey skies are not the photographers friend. They result in washed out featureless images. Unfortunately cloudless blue skies can be almost as bad. Broken or dramatic clouds add an extra dimension to a picture.
However, it doesn't have to stop you taking some fantastic shots. You just need to take a different approach. One of the simplest...
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Looking the other way
March 10, 2015
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Sometimes it pays to look in the opposite direction to everyone else. While everyone else was taking pictures of the city in the last rays of light. I turned round to see this happening behind them.
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Spring is Finally Here
March 08, 2015
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First Saturday of spring and what a stunner! I decided to head up to Primrose Hill to make the most of it. I seems that half of North London had the same idea. I've been through the park and around the park countless times. But this was the first time I've actually been up to the top of the hill. Glad I did because the view of London is fantastic....
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St Pauls Cathederal
February 22, 2015
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St Pauls is one of those buildings who's personality changes with the light and the angle that you see it. In the space of an hour it can go from impressive to inspiring to imposing. Over the past year I've managed to capture a range of its' different moods (the one above I stumbled on yesterday). I'm sure there are many more to be had so this will...
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