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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.

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Stitched panorama of Jamnik church of Saints Primus and Felician, perched on a hill on the Jelovica Plateau with the kamnik alps and Storzic mountain in the background, Slovenia.

How to create a stitched panoramic photo

Kamnik Alps view in the Ravenska Kocna Valley, Jezersko

My Shutter App for Canon now has a great new interface

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Camera Filters, are they still useful?

Beautiful light and clouds scattering over Bohinj Lake, ,Triglav National Park, Slovenia.

5 stunning photography workshop and tour locations to visit in 2025

Full moon (January Wolf Moon) rising over Veliki Vrh mountain peak at sunset beside the island church at Lake Bled, Slovenia. Taken on 13th January during the major lunar standstill of 2025

Best App for Predicting the Moonrise

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How to setup photo galleries in Smugmug

In this tutorial, the first of a series on how to build a Smugmug website, I show...

Velesovo Monastery, a Dominican convent developed around the local church of the annunciation, in Adergas village in the municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia.

Time Blending - how to blend two moments in Photoshop.

Ever wanted your landscape to be lit in a very particular way? Only to find the light...

Ghost looking at shrine to Jesus Christ on a misty hill in Prezganje, near Ljubljana, Slovenia. The shrine was built to commemorate the first visit of Pope John Paul the second to Slovenia in 1996. This is a single exposure, 30 secs with the me in the shot for part of it. This is how the ghostly effect was made. No photoshop or composites.

Ghost photography technique tutorial

In this ghost photography tutorial I show you how to turn yourself into a ghost in...

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The old cobbled Banjo Jetty at sunrise in Swanage, Dorset, England.

Photographing the Swanage piers

The Cobbled Banjo Jetty At the end of April, I started a trip around Dorset to get...

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View across the beautiful Lake Bled, island church and hilltop castle at dusk, Slovenia.

Bold Photos aren’t everything in Photography

In the world of Internet and Social Media have we become too obsessed with bold,...

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How I met the YouTube Monetization Requirements

In April 2020 I reached the threshold and became eligible to apply for YouTube monetization....

Mt Grintovec, the highest peak in the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia.

How to do timelapse video in Adobe Photoshop

In this video tutorial, I show you an easy way to do a timelapse video using Adobe...

Mt Grintovec, the highest peak in the Kamnik Alps at sunset, Slovenia.

Benefits of Landscape Photography with a Telephoto Lens during lockdown

What is the best focal length for landscape photography? Well, one focal length for...

Sunrise over Lake Bled to the island church and clifftop castle from Mala Osojnica, Slovenia.

Lake Bled viewpoint Part 3 from Mala Osojnica

A guide for photographers. Mala Osojnica hill provides some of the best view of Lake...

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