Great landscape photography can be on your doorstep, too
_____ As a Manchester Landscape Photographer I often get asked why I don’t shoot more landscapes or cityscapes of Manchester. I love getting out of the city to shoot Yorkshire, Lake & Peak District Landscape photographs, in short. But when it comes to great...
The Great British Coast
_____ As a landscape photographer I think I’m pretty lucky to live in Manchester. A great city, full of top people, loads of superb architecture, both old and new, and gritty urban scenes to shoot. But it’s also a great location to have as a base....
The Dark Peak – my photo trip up to Mam Tor in the Peak District
_____ At the beginning of May I took a trip back to the Peak District to hopefully tick off one of my ‘must photograph in 2014’ views. After bending Mat Robinson’s ear about how to get there, and the consequential obliging I thought I share my...
RAW vs Jpeg for beginners
_____ My good friend Mat Robinson, a Visit Peak District Destination Photoprapher and genius in all things mathematical has agreed to pull together a short piece on the benefits of RAW over Jpegs for photographers just starting out. Over to you Mat… It...
Fitting in photography around family life
_____ As many photographers would point out, it’s incredibly hard to fit in getting out doing what you love if you have a young family. Particularly our desire to get out to photograph a landscape during sunrise or sunset! I’m quite fortunate in the...