Dark Side of the Lens

Yes, I have been slack over the last few weeks, sorry. But I do have a rather valid excuse Our baby, Robert, decided to arrive somewhat earlier than we expected, over 4 weeks early in fact. He spent some time in the special care unit, but has just come home and is doing very well [...]

I have been getting some great feedback, thank you all, as well as some excellent questions. However, the way I had the blog setup meant that they all came directly to me, when the questions will usually benefit others as well. I have therefore slightly changed my feedback and questions system to more of a [...]

For those with iPhones (boy do I love mine!), iPod Touch’s or other similar devices that can view video podcasts, you can now download my video tutorials from iTunes (for free naturally). The videos have been specially formatted for mobile devices. Simply go to the iTunes store and search for “Dark Side of the Lens”. [...]

As I photographer I just love looking at photos of all, well ok, almost all, kinds. Often I go hunting for photos to get ideas, or for images for the blog or other web sites I assist with (within copywrite limitations I hasten to add). Until recently I used Google image search. It was ok, [...]

I am not going to venture into the Mac vs PC debate as let’s face it, too much blood has already been split on both sides in that one. I am currently using a PC platform, for various reasons beyond my control (ok, financial reasons as I can’t afford to buy a new Mac laptop [...]

My friend Gunter has decided to give himself an online presence and has launched a web site for his absolutely stunning photos. So Little Time – Australian Landscapes As the name suggests, most of his photos feature Australian landscapes. He has done an amazing job in capturing the colors and feel of a huge variety [...]

“The most kick-ass photo tips, DIY projects, and gear”, well that’s the claim the guys at Photojojo make … and know what? I think they put forward a very good case. I get a lot of newsletters and RSS feeds so that I can keep an eye on what is going on in the world [...]

Having run out of reasons to procrastinate I have finally got around to actually launching this site, which has been far too long in the planning. Rather than addressing the photo taking aspects of photography, or the hardware side of things (i.e. cameras, lenses etc.) I will mainly focus on what happens in the digital [...]