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Freezing temperatures, meant that I didn't hang around long to take this photo on Sunday evening. I am pleased with the way that this photo really shows how much taller the John Hancock tower is to the surrounding buildings. Something that you don't fully appreciate with the naked eye. Categories: myPhotos

A shot that contains mostly snow causes problems for digital camera exposure meters. Using the normal setting given by the camera's meter, the snow will appear blue or gray. To compensate for your camera's miscalculation, the simplest method is to set the exposure compensation dial to +1.5 to +2.0 over exposure. Other factors in the scene being taken may mean that calculating the exact exposure compesation can be tricky. To ensure the perfect shot it would be a good idea to use exposure bracketing of about 1.0 to 1.5 stops. More information on exposure bracketing here . The following three photographs taken in bright sunlight, used settings of normal exposure, +1.3 stops and -1.3 stops. As you can see the photo taken with +1.3 stops is the best, with the best representation of the snow. Normal +1.3 -1.3 Categories: tutorials

With snow forecast here in the next couple of days, thoughts turn to summer. This photo was taken last summer at Key Largo in the Florida keys. This photo portrays exactly what it was like to be there. A snapshot of a perfect moment. This photo is my one photographic claim to fame, published in Digital Photographer (December, 2006 issue). Their website describes how to submit photographs to the magazine and the types of photos they are looking for. You would be doing it for the novelty of having your photo published, as they don't offer cash or prizes for readers photo. Just think, you can leave the magazine subtly open at the page on the coffee table, for friends to discover (not that I would ever dream of doing such a thing). Categories: myPhotos

This is a fantastic photo essay of what life is like working for Google. Apart from being amazing in itself, this set of photos really shows how a set of well planned and executed photographs (with a sprinkling of added spontaneity) can speak for themselves. Life in the Googleplex

This simple Photoshop technique transforms any photo into something resembling a glass paperweight. Some photos are better than others for use with this technique. I think that a photograph with a well defined centre and a contrasting edge works quite well, as the edges and the middle of the photo are reversed. Step by step instructions on how to create an Amazing Circle are here . See my other Amazing Circles on Flickr . Also, take a look at the Amazing Circles group on Flickr. People have come up with some great designs . Amazing circle Original Try it yourself! Categories: myPhotos , photoshop , tutorials

For years I have read articles in photgraphy magazines and books and have come across the term 'f/stop'. I knew it was something to do with the aperture of the camera and exposure time, but exactly what, I wasn't sure. If someone says that I should adjust the settings of the camera by two stops, what do they mean. So... on the basis that a little hard slog in learning about these fundementals will make me a better photographer (or at least make me understand why my photos come out so badly), it was time I found out... A brief explanation from paragon-press.com: What is F-Stop, anyway? F-stop is the focal length divided by the diameter of the lens. For example, a 200mm f/4 lens will be 50mm wide. Get out your ruler and measure it. 200mm/50mm = f/4. That is why f-stop is typically written as F/4, meaning "focal-length over 4" or "focal-length divided by four". Where do those numbers come from? Lenses are marked with a series of f-stops, each one lets in ha...

I have been interested in photography since I was about 12, when I inherited my grandfather's camera. Photography has always been an interest, but has always been something that I never really felt like I really knew what I was doing 100% (or 60% for that matter). My photos were OK, but there was something missing. Three years ago I bought my first digital camera (a Canon S45 ). I am very pleased with it and love the flexibility and immediacy of digital. Recently, I decided it was time to move on to a digital SLR (a Canon digital Rebel XT - 350D). Digital gives so much more opportunity for experimentation - perhaps, finally I could improve at photography. Again, I have been really pleased with the results from my Rebel XT. Again, I feel that I haven't really mastered some of the basics. There is much to learn (software, web sites, digital photography techniques etc etc.). So... The aim of this blog is to pass on things I learn about digital photography as I learn it. FotoSensit...