How to release a stuck filter
One of the joys of working on the water is the rate at which salt water can take its evil toll on camera equipment. Water and cameras don’t mix, but in my line of work, they have to. One problem …
Hints and tips
Choosing a camera – What do I need?
Photography is a strange profession; it’s something that millions of people do for fun. It’s not doing accounts, accounts aren’t fun – for me at least, I’ll happily pay for someone else to do my accounts. But anyone with an …
Colour balance explained – Using a custom white balance
This Amel 55 looks yellow, but actually, she was white. It’s all down to the colour of light. Back in the days of film we photographers had a choice of two types of transparency film for different light sources: daylight …
Camera focus explained
Take a look at the image above image, it’s a reject from a recent shoot of the Princess 52 for Motor Boats Monthly and Motor Boat and Yachting. Not a great shot, but there is one uncorrectable error with it, …
What is hard light? Hard and soft light explained
Light, it can be waves or particles, we can see it, and feel it, but we can’t touch it, it’s a funny old thing really, and yet as photographers, we are capturing this stuff every day. The sun appears to …
The simplest way to improve a photograph
One of the simplest pieces of advice was given to me by a photographer called Tim Page. Tim has lived more than most. If you include the two times he was pronounced dead on arrival at field hospitals during the …