Author Archive

Creating a High Contrast Split Tone Effect in Lightroom

By Simon • Mar 25th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Using Lightroom - this is a complete tutorial on how to take a simple portrait and create a dramatic, toned and high contrast effect.



The 7-Year Old Photographer

By Simon • Mar 23rd, 2008 • Category: Inspiration

What happens when you give a camera to a 7 year old? Usually not much. But you’d be surprised…



Web Links 23-Mar-2008

By Simon • Mar 23rd, 2008 • Category: Links

This week’s about lists and then some…



Contest: World Potato Photography

By Simon • Mar 17th, 2008 • Category: Contest

FAO has launched the World Potato Photography contest for amateurs and professionals alike.



Maldives Celebrates Flickr 4th Birthday

By Simon • Mar 15th, 2008 • Category: Event

Flickr users from Maldives are organising an event to celebrate the 4th Flickr Birthday at Sea House Restaurant



Expanding shallow depth-of-field

By Simon • Mar 9th, 2008 • Category: Features

Ever wonder how some photographers are able to do extreme macros of very small subjects and still manage to get wide enough DOF to show most of the subject in focus?



Web Links 9-Mar-2008

By Simon • Mar 9th, 2008 • Category: Links

This week it’s all about two ends of the same pole: portraiture and aerial photography!



Photography of Andrew Hefter

By Simon • Mar 2nd, 2008 • Category: Inspiration

Exceptionally talented 18 year old photographer from Dallas, USA



Web Links 2-Mar-2008

By Simon • Mar 2nd, 2008 • Category: Links

Do you know 12 things to photograph before you die? This week’s links will make you think.



Home Lighting Experiment 1

By Simon • Feb 29th, 2008 • Category: Features

Most of us don’t have access to professional lighting systems but we do have various kinds of lights, such as table or desk lamps that can be used for some photography at home. Here is an experiment I did sometime ago recreated so that I can document it and publish it here.
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