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Golden Hour
is it best?

Is it really the best time to take photos? Here I show you how heading out at other times of the day can also produce great photos.

Sell Photos
Online

In today's competitive world it may seem hard to make money with photography. However, new technology has made it easier.

Photograph Durdle Door

Durdle Door is a natural limestone rock arch on the stunning Jurassic Coast in Dorset. In this article I show you how to photograph it.

Sunset at the church of Saint James in the little village of Hrase, near Medvode in Gorenjska, Slovenia, with Mount Storzic of the Kamnik Alps peaking through the clouds behind.

Afterglow

On the run up to sunset this evening, it hadn't seemed...

Lake Bled castle and church of Saint Martin with the Karavanke Alps behind during some soft morning autumn light, Slovenia.

Slovenia Autumn Workshop Report

Bad weather should never stop a workshop. It's an opportunity...

Gondolas at dawn with the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.

Sleepless in Venice

Getting up for dawn and sunrise in summer is always...

Photographing Swanage during a rainstorm.

Photographing the Wild Weather in Dorset

On a recent scouting trip around Dorset, I got to test...

The fairytale cottage in Srednji Vrh village with the Julian Alps behind, near Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

The fairytale Cottage - A scouting trip

Located in northern Slovenia, near to Kranjska Gora,...

Tutorials

Example of light pollution when photographing at night.

Tutorials

How to reduce redness in night dslr photography

In this tutorial I show you the reason why you have redness in your night shots and how to use the white balance to correct this.

Tutorials

How to setup photo galleries in Smugmug

In this tutorial, the first of a series on how to build a Smugmug website, I show you the features and benefits of using Smugmug to build your own website to share or sell your photos, and how to setup photo galleries and upload your photos.

Clipping warning feature in ACR and photoshop.

Photography Tips

How to avoid clipping your highlights and shadows

In this tutorial I show you how to use the histogram to avoid clipping your highlights and shadows, followed by a video tutorial.

Pericnik Waterfall in the Vrata Valley, Julian Alps, Slovenia.

Great photography locations

How to Photograph Peričnik Waterfall

Peričnik Waterfall is one of Slovenia’s most beautiful waterfalls. Here I explain how to easily get there and how to vary your shutter speed to get different effects on the flowing water.

The beautiful coastal landscape at Kimmeridge bay in Dorset. This is one of the many wonders to be found on the Jurassic coast, an UNESCO world heritage site.

Great photography locations

Kimmeridge Bay – My favourite place on the Jurassic Coast

One of the places I just had to visit while down in Dorset earlier this year was the wonderful Kimmeridge Bay, by far my absolute favourite place on this beautiful stretch of coast.

View at sunrise from Rantovše hill across to Sveti Tomaz nad Praprotnim (church of Saint Thomas) and the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia. What to photograph in the summer.

Great photography locations

Best Sunrise Photos at Saint Thomas Church

This Saturday, June 20th, marks the summer solstice (longest day of the year) and also the start of summer. It’s also the best time to get sunrise photos at the iconic view of Saint Thomas Church in Slovenia. Read more about it here: