For this blog I thought I’d look at black and white photography. What type of image works best in black and white? What type of lighting is best for a black and white picture? Why

Just back from running my annual photography workshop to the Venice carnival. Although it’s a three day course we managed to squeeze in an extra half day’s photography by taking an early flight out to

I visited Welney marshes with a photographer friend on a crisp, bright winters day. I’ve been to Welney a number of times and I think it’s a fantastic nature reserve.
The main attraction at Welney

At this time of year with its short days and long nights, it is an ideal time to have a go at night photography.
Subjects and locations that look a bit drab during the day

Throughout the year I make many visits to camera clubs around the Essex and Kent areas to present a number of different talks on various photography subjects. One of the most popular talks is entitled:

Frosty Morning Photography
The Christmas holiday proved to be a very relaxed time for me. On the run up to Christmas our business is always very busy and after a generally hectic year a good

I had one of the best wildlife photography days ever last weekend and I’ve been a photographer for well over thirty years!
I headed to the Norfolk coast with a couple of photographer friends at

Photographing gannets at Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire
I had two trips to photograph sea birds during the summer of 2014. I’ve already blogged about my trip to Skomer island to photograph the Puffins which was a

On Saturday I will be running my last location workshop of the year 2014, although I still have a few classroom courses and camera club talks left to do. I will be in London on

Earlier in the year I spent four fantastic days photographing the wildlife on an island called Skomer, which is just off the coast of Wales.
I travelled there with a couple of photographer friends. Our

Had a very good Photography Course in Epping Forest last Saturday. My photography get-togethers are something that I arrange occasionally for all my photography students, past and present. Around a dozen photographers arrived and I think

Controlling the depth of field in photography is a very important creative tool. Whether you use a big depth of field so that all the picture appears to be in sharp focus, or a shallow

Red Squirrel Wildlife Photography
I’ve just spent a couple of fantastic days on Brownsea Island photographing red squirrels with a couple of photography buddies.
Brownsea Island is probably the best location in the south to

Towards the end of the summer I run my annual photography workshop to the Brecon Beacons in Wales. This workshop concentrates on learning to become a better photographer whilst using the mountains, waterfalls, reservoirs and

Wildlife photography workshop London.
As usual I had spent the week looking at weather reports because my annual red deer rut workshop was planned for the Saturday 4th October. The deer rut takes place every

Photography course Norfolk
I spent a lot of time exploring Norfolk this year. It’s one of those counties that I “sort of” knew but realised that I had to look a little closer at its

Photography day at Rye Meads RSPB nature reserve
I had a fantastic day’s photography at the R.S.P.B. Rye Meads nature reserve in Hertfordshire on Monday.
The main focus of my day was going to be

I’ve just had a couple of great days running a two day photography workshop on the Dorset coast. I had a really nice group of photographers to work with. We covered so much over the

Photography at Essex Nature Reserve
I had a great evenings photography at Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve a few days ago. Along with a small group of photographers I was lucky enough to be given access