Fear is an odd thing if you spend some time considering it. I was watching a video about urban exploration in the early hours of the morning whilst not being able to sleep. In this video, at a certain point, the person doing it started climbing this tower. …

Just wanted to take a few minutes to share with you, some apps I have found for my android phone that come in handy for certain photography situations. These apps may well be available on Apple devices as well. I do not know. Jack of all trades I consider myself something of a jack…

A quick spur of the moment poem about… —

Often people are told “to be a real photography you have to shoot manual”. Don’t believe it. — I’ve had it said to me and I’m sure others will also have heard it said that to be a “real photographer” you have to “shoot manual”. It’s not true, at least not entirely. Being a “real photographer” might be partly about knowing when (and how) to shoot manual, but…

For a lot of us, there is a very important thing missing from our health and fitness routines. But it’s easy to fix. — First of all, let me say right up front that I am not a health professional and what I suggest here is based on my own observations. It may not work for others like it has for me, but it’s something to consider. For a lot of us, our daily…

A look at how digital cameras meter a scene in order to suggest the exposure values when using auto or semi-auto modes. — Have you ever wondered how, from a technical point of view, your camera meters a scene and suggests what it thinks is the best exposure settings to correctly expose a photo? I’m going to try to offer a simple explanation without getting too technical in the hopes it might help…

In this digital age of inter-connectivity and unprecedented access to data as well as the increase of generative AI, does unique art even exist anymore? — It seems to me to me, that in this day and age as an artist, to claim your work is unique could be seen as exhibiting an overabundance of hubris. But is it? Is it possible as a photographer (or indeed, any other artist) to truly create a unique piece…

Let’s look at how to make use of client side storage techniques in web sites and web apps. — What is local storage about when it comes to web sites and web applications? It’s as the name suggests, a method of storing data on the clients computer rather than (or as well as) on the server itself. With web applications becoming more and more powerful and sometimes even needing…

After all, without them, none of us would exist at all probably. — It’s international women’s day each year is about recognizing the contributions of women to society. It aims to help recognize and celebrate the collective achievements of women all over the globe to science, politics, business and everything. It’s great. I have no issue with it whatsoever. Whether they see it…