Plant portraits and the catadioptric lens

Plant portraits and the catadioptric lens

May 21, 2024

While in Japan I encountered a photographic installation of plant portraits in the Gallery Shuzenji Garo. This is a collection of images of Shujenzi through the four seasons, plant portraits and intimate landscapes. One image was intriguing, it had a…

Reducing noise redux

Reducing noise redux

Apr 19, 2024

In 2013 I wrote about noise reduction and best practise for minimising noise in images. Since then a lot has changed including much better image sensor sensitivity and image processing software which has become a lot smarter and way more…

A mobile phone is not a camera… or is it?

A mobile phone is not a camera… or is it?

Apr 25, 2023

Today I’ve set out to look at using an iPhone 11 for close up photography as compared to a traditional DSLR and specialist lenses. I’ve not gone to a whole lot of trouble since the whole point of using a…

Bicycle Photography

Bicycle Photography

Apr 17, 2023

Your bicycle is beautiful and deserves a beautiful photograph. These are my tips for taking magnificent bicycle images. The profile is the essential beauty shot, the bicycle shown in all it resplendent glory. This one’s easy, right? Prop it up…

Even more macro photography

Even more macro photography

Apr 27, 2022

I’ve been messing about with macro photography for well over a decade now and with some success. But since then technology has changed a lot which has made getting an image way easier. Recently the tripod has been upgraded from…

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