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Picture the scene, I’ve just spent the day shooting at RAF Church Fenton and we’ve retired to the bar for some well-earned drinks and a de-brief.
Being in a room full of photographers, the conversation naturally turns to other shoots we’ve done. So here I am, sitting around the...
Sometimes I find myself wanting to push the boundaries of my creative edits a little further, whilst keeping in the realms of possibility. Maybe it’s a hint of boredom or a need to try something different. We can all achieve great and credible flying shots whether it be at Airshow...
I have been using lightroom for many years, apart from gap year with Capture One, whilst I was shooting fuji cameras. What brought me back to Adobe was the Creative Cloud support. I know many people may already be using the workflow I describe below, but I also know that many people...
I have been spending the winter learning more about photography and editing.
Step one has been diving into Rich and Tom’s excellent training.
Step two has been going through other tutorials on You Tube.
One element of editing I have began dabbling with is Black and White. I tho...
Heading to France for a family birthday celebration gave me the chance to discover some aviation gems at Aérodrome Lyon-Corbas.
The conversation had gone something like this, “What would you like for your birthday, it is a significant one after all?” “Oh, I don’t know…”, came the huf...
In the past decade I have swapped systems no less than five times, it has taught me a lot. Last year I returned to the world of Micro Four Thirds by purchasing the OM-1. I appreciate that it is not to everyone’s taste, but I thought I would share the four features of this system I ...
I just completed some edits from recent ‘Ops Shoots’… And I wanted to keep it to two shots from each of the three events, and to keep the style (mostly) in a modern vintage look.
But that meant I couldn’t post this! And there’s a message behind it!
Kinda in line with our
At the start of November 2022 I took a pursuit to my local Airfield with hope of trying to catch some military Helicopter action. The RAF and Army occasionally use Shobdon Aerodrome as a refuel location, as the Airfield has seen a growth in military Heli activity I thought I would c...
One of my favourite tips from my DLSR days can be revitalised for today’s Mirrorless world.
When shooting a DSLR most people would “chimp” to check the image’s exposure, but few would stop to consider what they were looking at. When shooting RAW the histogram and highlight/shadow wa...
A Royal Air Force Chinook operated by a No 27 Squadron crew out of RAF Odiham headed to Holbeach Ranges to conduct a Gunnery sortie.
The aircraft flying as VORTEX468 lifted out of Odiham with a full complement of Air Loadmasters looking to complete vital currencies via the Annual C...
As aviation photographers, we strive to improve our images, whether by refining our technique or with equipment upgrades. In the post-processing workflow, the matter of style takes shape. I know my style has been evolving constantly, and one recent style phase I’ve been exploring is t...
One of my favourite things about aviation photography, is just how much it pushes your camera skills and your equipment. I thought I would share some of the geeky things I have picked up pushing various cameras to the max over the last few years, and where better to start than with s...
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