For this week's post, I've produced a video to showcase Morocco, containing fifty-something images from last year's Tour & Workshop that I ran. As I'm running over time-wise, as is often the case when I create the music too, I've put a small version of the video...
This week we explore an idea that has been building in me over the years, which is that as we grow as photographers we go through various stages, and eventually spend less energy lusting over gear and gain more satisfaction and contentment from creating...
Today we're going to pitch the old Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM lens against the new Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens, to see if it's worth trading in the old lens for some shiny new glass, even with one-third of a stop smaller aperture. I also hope that this will give...
This week we conclude our 2018 Complete Namibia Tour travelogue series, with our Wildlife Extravaganza in the Etosha National Park, literally completing the photography of the main photography genres that Namibia offers visitors. When I put this epic trip together and...
We continue our Complete Namibia Tour travelogue this week, as we relax with the Flamingoes in Walvis Bay, then photograph a shipwreck on the Skeleton Coast before spending some time with the incredibly charming Himba People in Northern Namibia. Having finished our...
We continue our travelogue series today, walking you through my 2018 Complete Namibia Tour & Workshop, as we spend a magical few hours in Deadvlei, photographing the beautiful silhouetted camelthorn trees. If you've been following the podcast for a while, you'll...
This week we continue our travelogue series covering my 2018 Complete Namibia Tour & Workshop, as we spend a morning in Kolmanskop and an afternoon at Elizabeth Bay, another deserted diamond mine town, before driving on to Sossusvlei. Kolmanskop Day #2 With this...
Just back from this year's Complete Namibia Tour, today we start a series of travelogue-style episodes to walk you through our antics as my group and I traveled this majestic land. I'm going to come right out and say, that I believe this year's Namibia tour was...
I'm often asked how I get so much done, so this week I'm going to share some information about some of the tools that I use daily to speed up my work. We should preface this, by mentioning that I get a lot done because I work hard. I actually think I'm working a...
Today we're going to explore an exciting way to use a MIDI controller that you might have lying around to controller Capture One Pro. You could, in fact, use this method to control pretty much any application that accepts keyboard shortcuts, but I love speeding up my...
Note that in September 2020 I updated this tutorial as a new post here. The process has become much easier and less error-prone following some updates, so please follow the later tutorial. Following on from the previous episode, this week we look at creating camera...
Today we're going to start exploring options that enable us to create camera profiles for Capture One Pro, starting with basICColor input 5. This is something that I've been meaning to look into for a while, so I'm pleased to finally be able to bring this to...