If you want to create an effect similar to black & white infrared pictures on your iPhone, try the following: 1. Take a photo on a bright, contrasty day. Foliage and graphic subjects (e.g. old buildings) are perfect. As an example, here’s my starting point – a simple shot of some brightly-lit trees in bright, […]
If you’ve spent enough time exploring the outdoors, you’ll know that comfort is a big factor when it comes to enjoying your adventures. It’s a subjective, individual thing of course – but typically, the moment the cold, wet or heat kicks in… that’s when the pleasure factor can start to wane significantly. And whilst it […]
If the recent spate of unusually hot weather has taught us anything (and I really hope it has), it’s that regularly taking on fluids whilst out and about is incredibly important. I know certain people bang on about this all the time, and often the public shrug it off as a load of unnecessary fussing […]
Ever since I was a child, I’ve always loved packing a rucksack for a trip out and about. Could be an hour or two, could be the whole day – it doesn’t matter. The point is, every little trip was / is an adventure of some kind. The process of picking a few choice items, […]
Fun fact: When I was around 14 years old, about 2 years into what was then my current obsession for a hobby (photography), I started to take an interest in the natural world. I would spend hours photographing subjects close-up (what we call ‘macro’ photography), delighting in the abstract colours, shapes and details of this […]
Sometimes, you just need to make the time and space to breathe, to decompress for a few hours. That’s exactly what I did yesterday… Turned out to be a photo walk of sorts, exploring one of my favourite woodlands with backpack on and camera in hand. You know the forest is my happy place; there’s […]
. It was taken yesterday afternoon by my beautiful wife, just after we had been for a lovely wander along one of our favourite stretches of local coastline. You see, yesterday was a very special day. It was our Wedding anniversary. A lot has happened for me, for us, this year so far – as is the case for […]
I messed up the shot. I had one chance… and I blew it. Then I did it again. And again. And again. Dammit. I just couldn’t get it right. Honestly, the only thing more off than my timing was the focus – and the only thing worse than the focus was the exposure. And you […]
I’m kicking off a new series, in which I’ll be taking a look at a range of pictures – both client work and behind-the-scenes – and elaborating, to give you the all-important full story. As a starting point, Facebook Memories recently gave me the picture you see here. On the surface it doesn’t really tell you […]
In many ways, this Test/Review can be seen as a comparison write-up alongside that of the GR 35:40 Rucksack, which I previously wrote about here. As a pack, it’s something a little different to what you’re used to seeing me with – in its appearance, functionality and list of features – and was designed for […]
It’s been a while since I took a look at a new sleeping bag. I’ve used various models from various brands over the years – both synthetic and down-filled – and it’s always interesting to see how they use technology to continually raise the bar. My use of them covers all seasons and varying scenarios […]
This week: I’m on location, in my hammock, discussing my setup and review kit. This was a chance to get the ball rolling on a number of Test/Review items, as well as an opportunity to slow down for a few hours during what had been a very busy week. In this week’s show, then, I’m sharing […]
