On October the 7th, 2006, I got up at 2AM, after what turned out to be just 90 minutes sleep, and I drove for four hours to the Nagano Prefecture, which is North-West of Tokyo, to shoot the first Autumn leaves of this year. Today we’re going to take a look at the...
I recently received an email from a guy called Tomasz Trzebiatowski (Tomash Tchebiatovsky) with regards to Exposure Compensation. At first I thought Tomasz was just asking for the technical reasons why we use Exposure Compensation, but it turned out that he was...
Equinox flowers bloom for a short time coinciding precisely with the autumnal equinox on September 23rd. These are beautiful flowers that I shot for three hours until almost total darkness on Sept 24. Today I’m going to talk about the techniques and artistic decisions...
This week we’ll complete taking a brief look at each episode to date, with a mention of what was discussed and one or two of the main points of that Podcast. As with the last three summaries, I won't be covering all the tips and techniques of course, as it would take...
Welcome to episode 52. Another first this week as I release two episodes in one week. I’m going to continue taking a brief look at each episode to date, giving a brief mention of what was discussed and mention one or two of the main points of that Podcast. The thing...
Welcome to episode 51. This week I’m going to continue taking a brief look at each episode to date, giving a brief mention of what was discussed and mention one or two of the main points of that Podcast. I won't be covering all the tips and techniques of course, as it...
Welcome to episode 48. This week we continue on our travels around Hokkaido, visiting a number of sites around the Taisetsuzan National Park. The Taisetsuzan National Park covers 2,267 square kilometers, around the highest peak, Mount Asahi, but also envelopes a few...
Welcome to this weeks episode. Last week we visited Oirase, in the Aomori Prefecture, where I spent a few days shooting a few weeks ago, which for the sake of listeners that catch up on the archives when this episode is old, was from the 10th to the 12th of July,...
Welcome to this weeks episode. I apologise for the lengthy hiatus between this and the last episode. It’s been exactly three weeks since I released episode 45 to today. I did release episode 45 around 4 days early as I was preparing for a lengthy vacation in which I...
Welcome to this weeks’ episode. Before we get onto the main topic for today which will also be the basis for the next Assignment which starts immediately, I’d like to announce the winners of the Rainy Days Assignment. There was a bit more interest and more...
Much of the Nikko area in Tochigi Prefecture, a few hours drive north of Tokyo, is perched high in the mountains, and is very close to the Japanese people’s hearts. Nikko is the synergy of Culture and Nature. Last week we looked at some shots from two Sundays I spend...
Last week I spoke about capturing or creating mood or atmosphere in your images, either by being at the right place at the right time, fore example to make the most of certain weather conditions, or by using technology and other props, either at the time of shooting,...