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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

Photography Tips

Editing hazy photos with low contrast

In this video I show you the best way of editing hazy photos and bringing out the best of your hazy and low contrast scene.

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.

Tutorials

Ghost photography technique tutorial

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

Tutorials

How to Increase Contrast in Low Contrast Photos

In this tutorial I show you how to increase contrast using levels & curves in Adobe Photoshop.

Jamnik church of Saints Primus and Felician at sunrise, perched on a hill on the Jelovica Plateau with the kamnik alps and storzic mountain in the background, Slovenia.

Great photography locations

How to Photograph Jamnik Church View

Jamnik church is perched on a hill on the Jelovica Plateau with the kamnik alps and storzic mountain in the background. In this article I’m going to show you the best places to get photographs of this great church and view.

Durdle Door in the moonlight, Dorset, England. Captured late evening as the moonlight flooded through the rock's archway. The long exposure has also produced some nice star trails to the right of the arch. Durdle door is one of the many stunning locations to visit on the Jurassic coast in southern England.

Great photography locations

How to Photograph Durdle Door

Durdle Door is a great photography location on the stunning Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. Here are some tips on how to photograph it.

Great photography locations

Saint Mary’s Lighthouse

Saint Mary’s Lighthouse at Whitley Bay is a great photo location. Read more about it and see many of my photos here. It’s a popular spot for photographers and photography workshops