Category: Mentoring

  • The Bag

    I’m at nine or maybe it’s 10 camera bags! Why so many and why you’re likely going to end up with at least that number if not more? Every camera, no matter how small or humble, deserves its own camera bag. And this is how it starts. Your first entry camera usually comes with a…

  • The Shot

    Okay so now you’ve bought your camera and you’ve read the manual and maybe you’ve even take a lesson or two. Now what? Now you go out and take the shot! What’s the shot? It’s the shot that means something to you. It can be a shot of the kids or the cat or flowers…

  • The Manual

    One of the biggest issues with cellphone cameras is they work so well on automatic that there isn’t a manual to read. They are the most advanced point-and-shoot cameras on the planet and they do remarkably well. Even pros have used them to shoot weddings! People get used to thinking they don’t need a manual…

  • The Lens

    While the camera is a light-tight box and for 99% of most ordinary amateur photographer even ancient manual film cameras can produce images of similar quality to the most modern of gear the same cannot be said for lenses. And while it’s true that in the hands of a photographic artist a pin-hole camera, that…

  • The Camera

    Your camera – even the camera in your cellphone – is basically just a light-tight box with more or less automation which may or may not be particularly helpful when It comes to shooting an image. What do I mean by that? It’s just this: In the hands of a competent photographer or photographic artist…

  • Mentoring

    If you’re new to photography or you’ve bought a new camera and wondering what to do with it welcome to my new mentoring pages. Many new photographers don’t read their manuals or don’t take a few basic lessons and very quickly find themselves frustrated with the poor results they’re getting from their very expensive and…