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2There are few places in the world where you can walk in the space of 15 minutes from an Oasis, lush pasture, past a waterfall, to a sandy beach, a lake and then within minutes be in a barren and inhospitable desert. Egypt is such a place and a couple of Saturdays ago I replaced my normal [...]
Off-camera flash and reflectors – a day of learning
3I don’t know if you are anything like me, but if I am really uncomfortable with something I always find an excuse to put it off or give something else a higher priority. I justify to myself that this is really me being efficient – giving focus to the “must do” tasks and deprioritizing the “should [...]
Proof that panning shots are art not science
2Following my post yesterday on 10 tops tips for panning I thought I had better go and swallow some of my own medicine and practice some panning.
I had a free couple of hours this morning, so I went out into the chaos that is mid-morning Cairo, and stood on a street corner for a couple [...]
10 tips for mastering panning
0Lets me say right out of the gate that I have not mastered panning and I am certainly in no position to teach others how to do panning – as these images clearly show! So why, many of you are now asking, have I got the gall to write a blog post that suggests I [...]
How to make compelling travel images with Ami Vitale – Critique review Part 4
0This is the 4th and final part of the series that shares the insight, advice and feedback that I got from Ami Vitale, during my recent Compelling Image portfolio review. What started out with the intention of being 4 short posts, ended up as 4 essays – sorry about that. Got kind of inspired and [...]
The science and the art of photography with Ami Vitale – Critique review Part 3
0This is the third post in a series of four, that shares some of the detailed advice, critique and recommendations that Ami Vitale gave me during a Compelling Image Portfolio Review. Do read the other posts – Slowing Down and Having a reason to be there, because Ami’s advice is so helpful, motivating and objective, [...]
Having a reason to be there with Ami Vitale – Review critique Part 2
0Now the title is a bit cheeky and perhaps slightly misleading. Whilst I am sure there are many of us who can think of many good reasons to want to work with Ami Vitale in person, in this case I am referring to the second main theme that Ami identified as part of my Compelling Image [...]
Slowing down with Ami Vitale
1In my previous post, The Compelling Image Portfolio review with Ami Vitale , I detailed how it felt to have my portfolio reviewed by world renown photographer Ami Vitale, the process that we went through during the review and what I took away from the session. This is first in a series of posts that explore [...]
What price a camel in Birquash Camel Market
0Practice , practice, practice… Not always easy when a camel is spitting in your face and all over your lens.
I spent the morning at Birquash Camel Market – the “new” home of Cairo’s famous camel Souk and about 15 kms north west of the city. Now you should take the word “new” here with a [...]
Graft and vision
0I learned the hard way this week that it really isn’t about the kit. It really is about the years of experience, the years of study at the school of hard knocks, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.
I wrote recently how through a combination of factors my 5Dmk2 and f2.8 70-200 lens and I had [...]
Cotton Carrier – perfect or flawed?
0I bought a Cotton Carrier really on the recommendation of a couple of photographers that I respect raving about them. And I love it – or rather I love part of it.
For those of you not familiar with the Cotton carrier – here’s a picture from their website on the left – it is a [...]
China – a land of opportunity
0I’ve just landed in Malaysia after 5 days in China. And what a contrast!
China was grey ,cold and damp, and Malaysia is sunny, tropical and warm – and finally I have unrestricted access to the internet and my blog again.Yet despite that frustration China is a fascinating place and for me this last visit showed [...]
We are what we repeatedly do
0I am in Singapore at the moment on a business trip, but arrived a day early so that I could hook up with my friend Glenn Carter, to spend a day with him exploring the multiculturalism that makes Singapore such a diverse and fascinating city.
Glenn had organized a day of Hindi temples, Buddhist temples, Mosques, [...]
Solar charger that no travel photographer should live without
0Freeloader Pro is the ultimate solar charger – and I got given this for Christmas and have been testing it out in the sunshine of Cairo. It is awesome.
It is capable of powering virtually every electrical device, anywhere in the world, whether on a beach, a mountain, jungle or the Polar ice cap. Freeloader Pro [...]
Kumbh Mela workshop – Amazing trip announced
0Gavin Gough and Matt Brandon have just formally released the details for an amazing workshop in April 2010 to the Kumbh Mela festival in india.
According to Gavin’s own post . they’ve arranged the trip to “coincide with the most auspicious bathing day, on April 14th, when the river Ganges will be the centre of attention [...]
Dignity not poverty
0Cairo is a bustling, polluted and noisy city with some 26 million inhabitants making it the second most densely populated city in the world (after Mexico City).
It is a city of contrasts – one one hand the antiquity, the pyramids, the Nile and the charm of the locals yet on the other hand, the bustle, [...]
How not to be a photo tourist
0I missed a great post from Gavin Gough a few weeks back that really made me stop and think. He explores in his inimitable and passionate way the behavior of photo tourists – you know, the ones that act like modern day trophy hunters, where the destination or the shot is more important than the [...]
Pemaquid Lighthouse
0Thank you to all of you who suggested that I should head up to the Maine coast this weekend – unfortunately getting to the Arcadia National Park and back proved to be impossible within the available time, but I did base myself at Damiscotta about an hour or so north of Portland, and explore the [...]
