Random Bits from Boredom

A colour correct image is important for the basis of any post processing: there are a number of white balance targets on the market (such as...

I don't shoot your traditional macros: I tend to shoot people although I do shoot products occasionally, but never enough to justify a d...

One of the most common debates (ignoring brand wars) in the hobbyist/amateur camera world is whether one should shoot RAW or jpeg (or RAW/jp...

[ non-geeks need to look away - notes about virtualisation on Linux ] Years before I became a photo nerd, I was already a computer nerd ...

Hidding in a bush/behind the garbage waiting for something to come into view/focus and immediately want your Nikon to snap it? Trap focus i...

This is one of those things that I always have to think twice before getting right, but this is how to remotely trigger your camera AND you...

Whilst all my photography has been limited to digital, there has always never been anything that compares to holding a physical (RGB) print....

I like numbers. Good numbers, like 8, and it's just so that I should get to know some more numbers when using my flashes/light modifie...

Music is a powerful thing and has always been around in my life. However, there have been some songs that have burned themselves into my mi...

If you've ever needed to kill ambient midday or required to freeze action, then you'll know that insane shutter speeds are your frie...

The inverse square law (ISL) is one of those things that just annoys me as I keep confusing myself after I've learned it. When you loo...

Reasonable hotshoe softboxes only really come in 2 favours - the Westcott Apollo or the Lastolite Ezybox (incl the ebay clones). When I was...

After years of being, what felt like the last person on Earth, without an iPod I finally joined the Apple family.

The Westcott Apollo 28" softbox is a speedlight softbox that I've been aware of for a long time now. Finally, I got myself a copy...

I don't shoot much against a pure white background, but it's definitely something I should re-familiarise myself with as it gives an...

Ever wondered why you have dull and lifeless hair images on the web when they are clean and full of colour on your PC/camera? It's mos...

Exposure with strobes in a totally controlled environment and also metering an ambient only scene .

After reading and lusting after countless reviews I finally took the plunge and picked up the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D and it's everything ...

One thing that controls the amount of strobe light is the apertrure (the other is distance) so when someone posed the question, "My (AC...

As it's been said before, "it's not quite like the old days" and certainly as I get older I actually forget what started...