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Free Inspiration from YouTube

Posted on Saturday,2,January 2021 by the moderator

It’s not unusual to hear authors talk about ‘writer’s block’. In the general population people talk about ‘losing their mojo’. Photographers are not immune! So, when you find yourself short on inspiration, take a look at my top 12 YouTubers. … Continue reading →

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Not a New Year’s Resolution – Creating inspiration

Posted on Wednesday,23,December 2020 by the moderator

I never make New Year’s resolutions but I do like to find inspiration by approaching my photography in a new way. In January, photographic challenges need to be enjoyable, and inspiration can be found by trying new projects. This isn’t … Continue reading →

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2020 – A review of the year from Mark

Posted on Tuesday,1,December 2020 by the moderator

This has certainly been a different year. Our first planned big event was the NEC Photography Show in Birmingham which Colin and I have attended for a number of years. We always greatly look forward to it and it takes … Continue reading →

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Between the Wind  –  Ben Horne

Posted on Saturday,28,November 2020 by the moderator

This is another book that I have added to my bookshelf in 2020. It has been a good year for books, possibly because the authors have had time to focus on gathering their work together for publication. It is a … Continue reading →

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Studio Update for the end of 2020

Posted on Thursday,12,November 2020 by the moderator

The stool tops have been finished and are now fixed to their legs and being used in the studio. Before                                                                 Finished The work to provide a covered open-air workspace is now complete. This involved building a wooden framework from the … Continue reading →

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DIY Shift Lens

Posted on Sunday,4,October 2020 by the moderator

I have always liked the idea of owning a shift lens and a recent webinar reignited my interest. Several considerations came to mind: price, availability, camera fitting and could I justify it? Firstly the price, they were expensive, second, not … Continue reading →

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The Studio – latest update

Posted on Thursday,17,September 2020 by the moderator

From the outside not much has changed, except for some temporary window curtains which are just cut up old shower curtains from the Poundland shop. These will be replaced by the real deal which will be moveable, to soften the … Continue reading →

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SOLACE by Paul Sanders

Posted on Tuesday,8,September 2020 by the moderator

I am writing this review of a book by a personal friend. You may think that it is biased or, in fact, an advertisement for him. Paul has his own website, Facebook page and Twitter account that surely do all … Continue reading →

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STC Infra Red Clip Filters

Posted on Monday,10,August 2020 by the moderator

Firstly I must thank our friends William and Ashley at STC Optics for kindly supplying the filters used in this review and to Protech Repairs for converting the Fuji X-E1 to a full spectrum pass filter. In this review we … Continue reading →

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The building progresses Stage 2

Posted on Tuesday,21,July 2020 by the moderator

With the fence and gate secure, and the area cleared, I set about painting the fence. I used Ronseal Forest Green which gave a good coverage, but as the fence hadn’t been treated for a number of years, and also … Continue reading →

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