Articles, Tips & Locations
More information to assist with your photography
This is the area where you will find information which will assist you with your photography. These range from simple but useful tips to more in-depth articles which are well worth a read. I hope that you will find them interesting. You will also find the first two in a series of guides about where to find some of my favourite locations for shooting images. I intend to publish more of these when I have the time
Latest Article
Creating panoramas with your digital camera - Part 2 : Stitching your images using Photomerge
Image 1: Finished panoramic image In the second part of this article I am going to show you how you can process the individual images that you have taken and stitch them together to form a seamless panoramic composition using Photoshop’s Photomerge command. Photoshop CS5 saw great improvements in the alignment and blending processes within the Photomerge……
Photography Tips
Be prepared!
Always have your camera set ready to take that unexpected image that may appear at a second’s notice. You will always rue the day that you missed that ‘once in a lifetime’ shot because your camera was not ready to take it.
Let the camera do the work!
Take the best image that you can at the time that you take it. Photoshop can now turn a so-so image into something that can look quite acceptable but that can result in deterioration of picture quality if the software has been used incorrectly e.g. over sharpening. Don’t let the availability of corrective software make your image capture sloppy……
Use best practice!
If, however, you do have time to prepare yourself for a shot, make sure that you make the best use of your equipment by supporting your camera on a tripod and using a remote switch. It’s no use buying the best equipment if you’re going to leave it at home in the box.
Shoot Locations
Keswick Boat Landings
Park in the pay & display car park just before the Theatre by the Lake. Walk out onto the road and head off down the hill to the boat landings. In fact, out of season,……
Clappersgate Bridge
Clappersgate Bridge is an attractive packhorse bridge which lies across the River Brathay close to Ambleside. The river is heavily wooded and great for autumn colour shots.…
Waterhead Pier
Windermere Lake ends a mile short of Ambleside at Waterhead. Steamers and launches sail daily throughout the year between the pier here and Bowness. The sunsets here can be……