There isn’t much foliage to photograph here in winter except for ivy leaves. However there’s always plenty of evergreen ivy leaves scrambling over old tree trunks and through the hedgerows. Therefore it makes a great subject to photograph. Especially when … Continued
2014 was the year for photographing ladybirds. Moreover I’d never seen quite so many of these little native 7 spot beetles – Coccinella 7-punctata before in the garden. When I was pruning the Potentilla fruticosa hedge after the winter I found quite a … Continued
Here’s another one of my tutorials. This time it’s all about my still life macro technique for cut flowers. The lenten rose is a great long lasting flower in the winter and early spring garden and it’s a good subject to photograph. It … Continued
My Model All that glitters can be gold if you follow along with another one of my photography tutorials. What if you joined in with 500 other photographers from around the world and were given the word ‘gold’ to depict through … Continued
Photographing fog is a learning experience! I’d waited all year for this. My first foggy autumnal morning of the season and I couldn’t wait to get outdoors. I ate breakfast hastily and by 7.30 am I was outside with the … Continued