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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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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

Benro Tripod Review – Why I love the Tortoise 34CLV Levelling Tripod

Benro Tripod Review – Why I love the Tortoise 34CLV Levelling Tripod

Sun rising over Lake Bled and the island church of the assumption of Mary with the Karavanke mountains in the background, Slovenia.

My Favourite Photoshoots of 2024

Full moon rising at dusk over 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.

6 Best Apps for Landscape Photography

Tutorials

Clipping warning feature in ACR and photoshop.

How to avoid clipping your highlights and shadows

In this tutorial I show you how to use the histogram to avoid clipping your highlights...

Star trails behind a small chapel in Vodice, Gorenjska, Slovenia. The brightest stars around the church spire are from the Orion constellation. This small graveyard is also lit by candles on the graves, which is a common practice here in Slovenia. This image was captured just as the moon was waning at 96.4% and just rising to the east, which, along with cars and streetlights, helped to nicely illuminate the chapel and graveyard.

How to photograph stars and star trails with a dslr

Night photography is not as difficult as you might think. I this tutorial I'm going...

Example of light pollution when photographing at night.

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...

Great Photography Locations

Ljubljana view from Neboticnik

Best View of Ljubljana

There are many great places to get a good view of Ljubljana, but where exactly is...

Moon rising after sunset at Portlethen, near Aberdeen, Scotland.

Portlethen - Great Photo Locations

Portlethen, a coastal village near Aberdeen in Scotland is another great photo location....

Savica waterfall, Triglav National Park, Bohinj Valley, Slovenia.

Savica Waterfall, Source of Lake Bohinj

Savica Waterfall lies at the far western end of the Bohinj Valley and is a great...

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Sunset over Triglav Mountan beside the hilltop castle and the rest of the Julian Alps at Lake Bled, Slovenia.

Sunset over Triglav Mountain beside Bled Castle

This image far exceeded my expectations. I had been watching the sunset over Bled...

Full moon rising over the edge of the Kamnik Alps behind Tunjice church, Slovenia.

Caught by Surprise

Sometimes a moment takes you by complete surprise. This evening was no exception....

View of Mount Triglav and the Julian Alps mountains at sunset, Slovenia.

Best New Composition and viewpoint of 2022

Happy New Year Rather than post my favourite photos of 2022 like everyone else, I...

Why use an L Bracket on a camera?

Why use an L Bracket on a camera?

Why use an L bracket on a camera? Well, there is a good reason for this. In this...

How to make money with photography

How to Make Money with Photography

You don't have to be a professional photographer to make money with photography,...

Autumn view from Rantovše hill across to Sveti Tomaz nad Praprotnim (church of Saint Thomas) and the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia.

Worth Waiting for the Light

On this lovely autumn morning, the anticipated golden hour light didn't materialise....

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