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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.

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

My wife often thinks I am mad heading out when the...

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,...

Sun setting over Izola harbour, Slovenia

A great view thanks to Photohound

Thanks to a website called Photohound, I was able to...

Tutorials

A practical guide to photography by Ian Middleton.

Tutorials

Everything you wanted to know about photography but were afraid to ask..

Here you can download my ebook guide to photography for free and learn how to take your camera off auto and take control.In this free downloadable ebook.

Tutorials

Two great polarizing filter effects

If you have ever wondered what a polarizing filter does, in this quick photography tip I show you the effects in a nutshell.

Photo sharpening using the sharpening mask took in Adobe Photoshop

Photography Tips

How to avoid sharpening your skies

In this tutorial I show you a great way to avoid sharpening your skies while sharpening your photo by using the masking tool in Adobe Camera RAW.

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

Great photography locations

Photographing the Swanage piers

The Cobbled Banjo Jetty At the end of April, I started a trip around Dorset to get new photos and scout locations for my upcoming

View of the ruins of Smlednik Castle with Storzic mountain, part of the Kamnik Alps, behind, Slovenia.

Great photography locations

Smlednik Castle & the Kamnik Alps

There are many lovely castles in Slovenia, but the old ruined castle at Smlednik is possibly the most interesting. In particular, the views from the top are some of the best in the country.