YongNuo Speedlite YN460-II Flash Review

January 19th, 2014

A review of the YongNuo Speedlite YN460-II Flash, looking at what useful features it has, and what features it is missing compared to a more expensive flash like the Nikon SB-800. [...]


Begonia flower abstract photos

January 13th, 2014

Some abstract photos of Begonia flowers that I took recently, and information on how I took the photos. [...]


How to get a pure white background in ACR and PS

December 22nd, 2013

How to check whether the background of an image is pure white, and different methods you can use to blow out the background to pure white in ACR and Photoshop. [...]


A few panoramas

December 16th, 2013

A few 360° panoramas that I've processed lately from the UK, Japan, Crimea / Ukraine, and Bavaria. [...]


A few false colour IR photos from a recent walk

October 29th, 2013

Some photos from a recent walk taken with a Fuji IS Pro camera and Hoya 25A Red filter to give Red + Infrared images. Most of the photos have been processed to give a false colour infrared image. [...]


Why I’m now using watermarks on my photos

September 12th, 2013

Why I've decided to watermark my photos, and the reasons behind why I chose a border style watermark rather than one that overlays the image. [...]


Kodak 1A Pocket Jr. Digital Mod

July 14th, 2013

The Kodak 1A Pocket Junior was a 1920s-30s folding bellows camera. I modified the bellows and lens part for use on a digital camera. [...]


Using a monopod as a tripod boom arm

July 10th, 2013

How to use a monopod as a boom arm on a tripod. [...]


UV & Multispectral landscape photography

May 15th, 2013

My first attempt at ultraviolet and multispectral landscape photography - how it turned out, how I processed the images, and what I learned for future attempts. [...]


Ultraviolet and multispectral flower photos

May 9th, 2013

Photos of flowers taken using ultraviolet light compared to visible light photos. Also some multi-spectral photos created by combining IR, UV, and Visible light images. [...]