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Andrew's Photography Pages

I've always had a strong interest in photography, both as a practical tool to record our experiences in life, and as an art form. Fans of the Coppertrees Calendar will know how I've had great fun capturing friends, family and travel over the years.

I've also always had great admiration for those photographers whose work can really move the emotions, particularly the great landscape photographers like Ansel Adams. Taking good representational photographs is hard enough, but establishing a composition which can both emotionally inspire the viewer and satisfy the critics is even harder.

I recently graduated to a Digital SLR, and started trying to raise the standard of my own photography. On these pages you'll find some examples of what I've done, plus some hints, tips and tools - hopefully passing on some knowledge I've learned the hard way.

My Galleries

Articles

Read about my Grand Circle Tour of the Southwestern USA.

Problems correcting the colour balance of underwater photographs? Check out this article.

Hints, Tips and Tools

Coming soon:

Tips for the Digital SLR User - and how to remember what you shouldn't forget
RAWQuest - a tool for managing RAW files using your PDA, with a fast and easy depth of field calculator
Some useful links

You can also read my reviews of photographic books.

Links

Earthbound Light - A site dedicated mainly to landscape photography in the Northwest USA, but with a great series of essays by Bob Johnson on kit, technique and editing.

Luminous Landscape - A site for all lovers of landscape photography, with some good portfolios, lots of technique guidance, and columns and essays by Michael Johnston and Alain Briot.

Alain Briot also has his own page at Beautiful Landscape

I've been very inspired by the work of Bill La Brie, another photographer from the American West with a great gallery in Carmel, California.

Bob Kiss has some great mono shots. He's also an excellent tutor, if you happen to find yourself in need of photographic inspiration on Barbados!

For some more inspiring images, but a bit further north, you might also take a look at John Marriott's Site Wilderness Prints.

I've always been a keen "stitcher" of images, even in the days when I used a razor blade and sellotape on 6x4 prints. Digital makes this much easier, and I've become a great fan of digital panorama assembly. Max Lyons' Site has some very useful articles, and an extensive gallery of some of the best landscape and architecture images I've seen built this way.

On practical matters, Steve's Digicams has a monthly "Tech Corner" which includes some of the clearest and most accessible articles on colour management I've come across. If you're having a problem with printing, the Photo-i Forum is a very good place to start.

And, for a laugh, you can't beat "What the Duck" - a daily cartoon celebrating the trials and triumphs of photography as profession or obsession. Enjoy!

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