Don't you just love that 'bokeh' blurry background effect that photographers get? I do, not all the time, but used appropriately, it can create really memorable images.How do photographers create this blurred background thing? Quite simple really - it's all down to having a very shallow depth of … [Read more...]
If I ever find myself with enough of the vulgar stuff
January 5, 2008 By 4 Comments
I'd buy Di Mackey a Canon EOS 1D Mark III, and I'd get Gege Bau a Leica M8. I'm pretty sure both of these people would put these excellent cameras to very good use.Now, all I have to do is get round to accumulating enough of the vulgar stuff. But I would not advise either of the aforementioned … [Read more...]
First nine months with a dSLR
January 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I've now had my Canon EOS 400d for around nine months, so I've decided to write a little about my dSLR experience so far. First of all, let me just say that I have not managed to dedicate a huge amount of time to my first foray into 'real' photography, although, having said that, I appear, from the … [Read more...]
Experimental Night Photos
January 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
If you would like to have a look at some of the shots I took last night, then please pop on over to my Flickr collection. Just click here: Milan by Night I don't mind if anyone borrows these photos, if they think they are worth borrowing, that is, but I would appreciate some credit. And, of … [Read more...]
New Year, new photos
January 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I've just got back from having spent a very pleasant few hours wandering the streets near where I live in Milan. I whiled away these hours taking photos. Night photos, as you might expect. It's just about two in the morning here, so I won't be firing up my pc and 'processing' any of my shots just … [Read more...]
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