I’ve been based in the Allgäu Alps, about an hour south of Munich, for 6 months now and it has some of the most stunning scenery in Europe. Here’s a selection of landscape shots (you can see more on my instagram and website):
As I mainly shoot in the outdoors, I was having real problems seeing the LCD screen on my Sony A6300. The daylight renders it pretty much useless, meaning shooting with it or reviewing your photos just doesn’t work. The only other option is to use … Continue readingSony A6300 LCD Screen Loupe Hack
I thought I’d put together some tips on how you can develop your career in photography from the experiences I’ve come across over the past few years and all the mistakes I’ve learnt from. You probably have so many questions about exactly the best way … Continue readingHow To Become A Photographer – Starting Out, What Gear, How Much To Charge
Whilst videoing Jamie Barrow’s snowboard speed record attempts out in St Moritz this January, I was lucky enough to meet sports photographer Graham Hughes who was there doing a photo shoot for Delazify. He’s not only a really nice and funny guy but he’s also … Continue readingHow to be a Sports & Lifestyle Photographer – Interview with Graham Hughes
Here’s a quick video shot with my helmet mounted GoPro showing how I set up and took this photograph: My tips would be: – shoot into the sun if you want your snowboarder and snow to have a glow or a silhouette (use filters and … Continue readingTips on How to Take Snowboard Photos – Video
Just posted a blog on Mike Ross Africa Travel with my top 8 tips on how to take great photos on safari. Most of these tips can be applied to any kind of travel and wildlife photography. Click the link to read the blog post: … Continue reading8 Tips on How to Take Great Photographs on Safari
N-Photo asked me to write a short piece on how I make money from my outdoor sports photography and here is the feature in their July issue: The feature also included tips from 9 other photographers: Adrian Carr – Wedding Photography Ed Collacott – Selling … Continue readingHow to make money from your photography – Published in N-Photo Magazine, July 2013
I know you’ve probably read a thousand of these same posts with all the clichéd, meaningless phrases that people tell you on how to be a successful photographer, like ‘follow your dreams’, ‘be unique’, ‘believe in yourself’ etc. These have no practical application in helping … Continue readingHow to become a successful photographer
I wanted to get a decent sunset shot, here’s how I went about it. Research Obvious first step, find out when the sun goes down where you are and make sure you leave enough time! If you’re going up high you’ll have a little bit … Continue readingHow to get a good sunset shot…
Welcome to PART 2 – Conducting the actual shoot. In Part 1 I talked about the whole planning aspect of event photography: agreeing on a fee, getting the detail sorted, having a structure to work with. Now if you’ve done well in that first part, this stage should … Continue readingEvent Photography Workflow Part 2 – The Shoot