Memo to Car Museum Curators – Give Them Space

There are lots of great car museums in the world, and I’ve visited more than a few. However, the majority are difficult or impossible to photograph, unless you’re a “down in the details” sort of photographer, which I’m definitely not. … Continue reading

Saturday, August 14, 2010 in Photography

Integrating External Content with WordPress

I’ve been developing andrewj.com for about 15 years, and although I’m not that prolific I’ve built up quite a lot of content. I recently converted my blog from an old bespoke (= “custom”, for my American friends) solution to one … Continue reading

Thursday, August 12, 2010 in Code & Development, My Publications, Website & Blog

Hereinafter

We used to take the mickey out of Japanese user manuals for not being written very well. My favourite example was “engine not turning very round”, although sadly I suspect that may have been apocryphal. Now, I think there’s a … Continue reading

Monday, July 26, 2010 in Photography

Nice Palette

Here’s a picture from my Swiss trip last year. I was a little disappointed with my shots from Montreux – it’s such a compact town it’s very difficult to isolate the buildings and features from one another. However, I’m reasonably … Continue reading

Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Photography

First Photo Blog Post

Hi, welcome to my new photo blog. Here’s a shot taken on my trip to Santorini last year, a “grab shot” of a rather nice yacht scudding along in one of the island’s trademark sunsets. The triangular shapes at the … Continue reading

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in Photography, Santorini, Travel

The Big Blog Split

Well, maybe not exactly a split as such, but a new structure. “Thoughts on the World” is a pretty eclectic mix of professional, personal, humour and photography-related content. However, one reader who follows mainly my “professional” content expressed a wish … Continue reading

Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Website & Blog

IS Sometimes Doesn’t

The limitations of Image Stabilisation, and how camera manufacturers could address them very simply Continue reading

Thursday, July 8, 2010 in Photography

New Blog Now Live – Please Update Your Feed

Hi, My new blog is now live. This allows a lot more flexibility, including commenting etc. Please can you make sure you are taking your RSS feed from one of the following: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThoughtsFromAndrewJohnston (preferred) https://www.andrewj.com/blog/index.php/feed/ (straight from my site) I … Continue reading

Sunday, June 20, 2010 in Website & Blog

Lots of News

Quite a lot of news… Migration of our web sites and email to the new hosting server is almost complete. See previous article/rant for some of my findings. After some initial frustration with my hosting provider (WebFusion) when I discovered … Continue reading

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 in My Publications, Personal News, Photography, Thoughts on the World, Website & Blog

What I Want In My Next DSLR

What’s missing from the typical DSLR, anno 2010? What could be improved, using simple established technologies, to make the DSLR a better picture-taking device? And why don’t the major DSLR manufacturers do some of these things, which might help sales? … Continue reading

Friday, May 14, 2010 in Photography

Architectural Photography

A sandwich with not quite enough meat Continue reading

Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Photography, Reviews

Photographic Multishot Techniques

Disappointing content, and too much Photoshop Continue reading

Sunday, March 21, 2010 in Photography, Reviews