When you buy (or borrow) your first digital SLR, everything looks different, and it can be a bit worrying. What are all these buttons and dials for? Why is it so heavy? Where do I start? How do I change the shutter speed? All these are very good questions, and this is the place to find the answers!
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Here are all my posts on photography, covering techniques, trips, research, exhibitions, talks and workshops. Watch out for my latest article every Saturday.
I’ve also written dozens of articles for Expert Photography and Camera Reviews.
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Rules of composition
As everyone knows, "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach" - but that doesn't stop me trying to do both!
Read MoreGetting the most out of game drives
The worst part about taking pictures is knowing you've just missed a great shot. Here, I try to help wildlife photographers learn from 'the one that got away'.
Read MoreLightroom settings
In the last year, I've started doing all my photographic post-processing in Lightroom. It's the program used by most professional photographers and is reasonably user-friendly, but the problem is choosing all the right settings.
Read MoreEvery picture tells a story: Red Xmas tree star with bokeh lights
I live in an Art Deco mansion block in Putney, and every year the porters put a Christmas tree in the entrance hall.
Read MoreEvery picture tells a story: Close-up of golden eagle head with catchlight
I’m a photographer (among other things), and this is the first of a series of posts about my favourite photographs. I’ll tell you how I took them and break down the shot into the idea, the location, the equipment, the settings, the technique and any post-processing.
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