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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
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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.

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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

Photographing the Major Lunar Standstill over Lake...

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

I thought I would start the new year with a review...

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

In this article I give you a list of the the 6 best...

View across the village of Volavje to the Julian Alps mountains in the west. Volavlje is a small village in the hills east of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Christmas Sunset over the Slovenian Mountains

I spent Christmas Day in a lovely region just outside...

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.

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

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

Photo Editing - How to edit RAW images in Adobe Camera RAW

The RAW photo editing process can seem a little daunting, but it's not as complicated...

Afternoon sunrays falling over the church of Sveti Josef (Saint Joseph) seen from the church of Saint Anna (Sveta Ana). Sveta Ana is perched upon an exposed hill overlooking the Ljubljansko Barje (Ljubljana marsh) near the village of Preserje.

Understanding Lighting for Photography

Understanding lighting for photography and how it affects our scene and our photos...

Lone tree on a snow covered hill in prezganje in the Jance hills to the east of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Tree photography - how it can help you improve.

You might think that tree photography sounds a little boring, but you’d be...

Great Photography Locations

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

How to photograph St Thomas Church view

St Thomas Church (Sveti Tomaž nad Praprotnim) in the hills of Northern Slovenia 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....

Morning at Saint Margaret Bay, at the famous White Cliff of Dover, Kent, England

White Cliffs of Dover Saint Margaret's Bay at Cliffe

White Cliffs of Dover - Saint Margaret's Bay at Cliffe - Another in my series of...

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Man in kilt resting against a stone at Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire, England.

Live for the Story

As the years go by and we accumulate so many thousands of digital photographs, especially...

View across Lake Bled to Mt Stol, the highest peak in the Karavanke Alps. Seen from Mala Osojnica, Slovenia.

Best photos of 2020

While I wasn't able to get out for photography as much as I'd have liked this year,...

Example of a website photo gallery setup to sell prints.

How to Sell Photos Online Easily

In today's competitive world it may seem hard to make money with photography, but...

Sunrise over the Selca valley (Selška dolina) Skofja Loka, Slovenia.

Best sunrise photo not quite what I had planned on the day

The best sunrise images are not always what you had planned. On this morning I had...

View across Lake Bled to the island church and clifftop castle from Mala Osojnica in autumn, Slovenia.

Bled Lake always offers a unique moment

As I'm stuck in Ljubljana during the peak of the autumn colours and unable to get...

Misty morning reflections of Loch Ness in Scotland. Boats reflected as the morning mist dissipates near Fort Augustus.

My favourite Loch Ness Photo

In this article I take a look back at one of my favourite photos that I took way...

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