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| 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. 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.
When I graduated to a Digital SLR I gained a fresh interest 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. If you don't know whether my photography's the thing for you, why not have a quick look at my "Tenset" - ten of my favourite shots, which between them give you some idea of my preferred subjects and style. To keep up with my photographic writings and efforts, please visit my photo blog.
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As DSLR technology reaches some physical limits, and as the market saturates, some people think it has to change dramatically. I don't agree, but I do think the manufacturers have to start delivering changes (many relatively simple software or mechanical fixes) to make it a better integrated tool. Read about what I want in my next DSLR. You can also read about my disappointments with the Canon 7D.
You can read abut my 2010 trip to Cuba, and see some of the photos, on my Cuba Travel Blog. My 2011 trip to Iceland is now documented in my Iceland Travel Blog.
If you're planning a trip to the red rocks of Arizona and Utah, read Read about my Grand Circle Tour of the Southwestern USA.
Problems correcting the colour balance of underwater photographs? Check out this article.
For a bit more background on the tenset concept, look here.
In 2008, Bibble 4, supported by its community of plug-ins, was probably the best RAW convertor available - it was certainly my favourite. Then in late 2008 Bibble abandoned support for it, although Bibble 5 was not yet available (for another year, as it turned out). I wrote a short parable to express my frustration at this inexplicable decision.
If you want to capture geotagging information (the location from which you take each photograph), but don't want to invest in a proprietary solution for this, read my article on Low Cost Geotagging with Bibble.
Complete index of my photography articles
Hints, Tips and Tools
I’ve just published my first plugin for the popular image processing suite, Bibble. CAQuest manages chromatic aberration correction, so if you find yourself always having to apply correction for “purple fringes”, this is the tool you need.
To find out more, visit www.andrewj.com/plugins.
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
The Online Photographer - A great daily blog by Mike Johnston (no relation, honestly!), on all matters related to photography.
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 Reichmann, Alain Briot and others.
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 cartoon celebrating the trials and triumphs of photography as profession or obsession. Sadly it's no longer updated daily, but it's still a great archive of comments on our activities. Enjoy!
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