Copyright is a big concern for photographers, barely a day passes without seeing bloggers that have been sued for infringement or photographers complaining about their picture being used without approval. Since I take the pictures on this website then at the point the picture is made I automatically own the copyright. All my cameras also …

Back button focus is often used by advanced photographers as it provides a means to have separate control of the autofocus and shutter release. By default Canon EOS cameras use “front button focus”; the shutter release button activates the autofocus and exposure metering. The shutter button has two distinct switch levels, so-called “half press” and full …

The miracle of autofocus – do you make the most of it? Over the years I have been really fortunate to gain lot so of experience photographing all kinds of subjects. One of the great capabilities of the more recent EOS cameras is the “tune-ability” of the autofocus system. However I know that for a …

I’m happy to be providing training and writing articles for EOS Magazine. My first article is in the latest edition and is all about Face Detection. The article explains how Face Detection works, what it does and how the different cameras make use of it. You’ll need to get in contact with EOS Magazine to …

I have just received a Pixel Enterprises Mago Speedlite to test out. One of the first things I did was make a quick unboxing video to show you what is in the box and my initial impressions. I’ll be putting the Mago to the test in the coming  weeks to see how it holds up. …

Oxford Speedlite Workshop This is such a valuable workshop that places are selling fast already, and there’s a limit of just eight places. So don’t miss out book today and i’ll see you in October. The picture up at the top of the post, that’s Jo modelling in Oxford city centre, lit with a single …

Last year I was asked to deliver a seminar for members of the International Wine & Food Society with the goal of teaching them how to capture better pictures of their fine food and fine dining experiences. Of course this is no place for tripods and extra lights, even a DSLR is a bit big …

One of the challenges with explaining about cameras is making it simple for people to understand what the specific camera settings are and how they should be set. A key tool in helping this explanation is clear LCD screenshots of the camera menus. The LCD screenshot machine Over the time I have been running this …