Monthly Archives: September 2013

Speed or speeding?

One of the fun things we do on my “The Creative Eye” photography course is a session about the creative use of movement.  There are two sorts of movement; camera movement and subject movement.  They can be used separately or used together.  In each case you need to choose a shutter speed that gives the […]

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Who needs flash?

There’s a common misconception that you need lots of light and lots of lighting to take great portraits.  Well, that’s not the case.  Modern cameras have excellent high ISO performance (ISO in photography is a measure of sensitivity to light), so the amount of light you need to get a practical exposure is reduced.  The […]

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Only 2 days to go!

There’s now only 2 days to go to the start of SOS (Swindon Open Studios 2013).  Today I’m doing the finishing touches such as direction signage and info labels.  All the images are ready, and I’ll finish hanging them tomorrow. Do come along, to 7 Eagle Lane, Watchfield, SN6 8TF, if you can.  I’m open […]

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