A selection of my posts where I share best practices and tips to help you get amazing photos.
There could be a lot of confusion and disastrous results for those new to photography. The complex controls, the confusing manual, and the oh-so bewildering settings! That can be too much, especially for those just starting out, so here are some useful tips to help you through this time. The Read more…
Do you really get the best of both worlds when working with published photographers? In short: yes! Published photographers have a tendency to think differently when composing and taking photos. They will have a track record of working with various editors and printers to perfect the format and print quality. Read more…
If you plan on wasting your money, then buy the latest smart watches and you’ll realise that you’ve wasted your money in the best possible way. No kidding! Do you own a smartphone? Do you like the perks and convenience it offers? Are you happy with your phone? If you Read more…
Is there such a thing as long lasting AA batteries? My main use for AA batteries is in my Speedlight Flash at shows or events. It’s worth noting there are different types of batteries available Alkaline AA batteries NiMH rechargeable Lithium AA batteries I have been using Sanyo XX High Read more…
So i got a new Sandisk Micro SD card for the Go Pro. I saw the info and this seemed like a good option. Class 10 here is the Flash bench Results. As you can see below its only the read speed that is up to 45M/Bs. the actual write Read more…
This is a touchy subject, “photographers block” or rather I should say blocking the photographers view. It does happen, but when it’s the mere mortals who have paid to attend the show who are getting in the way of the official photographer…. not to mention they are using giant IPads Read more…
My Main Data storage device – A Seagate 4TB 2 bay NAS from the Business Storage Range of Seagate has FAILED. It wasent just the fact the product failed within 11 months of purchase. It was more the shocking after discovery of how bad sales support from Seagate actually is. Thats one reason Read more…
There is a back story to this post. I had a Bad failure from an 11month old Seagate Storage NAS. Read that full story here. If your here just to see how to get over a hard drive failure read on. First steps Recover Rebuild Backup Maintain routine Recover Once Read more…
You will be aware as much as me the digital world around us is continually improving and growing. We once defaulted to saving all our images and photos to JPG, we now have better options available to us. JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) PNG (Portable Network Graphics) GIF (Graphics Interchange Read more…
Did you know your memory card could be slowing down your mobile or tablet? If you have a slower class memory card it significantly reduces the speed of writing and reading data. Phones Cameras Tablets Gaming devices Most of the above pieces of equipment have extremely limited data storage. You Read more…