I’ve often admired “HDR Photos” and this bank holiday weekend have had time to learn how it’s done and have a go myself!  HDR stands for High Dynamic Range Imagery.  It gives a greater dynamic range of luminance’s between light and dark which allows a more accurate representation of intensity levels found in real scenes.
To do this I used the AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) on my camera to take 3 photos at different levels of exposure in rapid succession.  I hand held the camera but should have probably used a …

Last weekend I visited Farnham, also known to some as Nottingham forest!  This is because the Lower Bourne Woods in Farnham are a commonly used film location.  The first film to be filmed here was Gladiator starring Russell Crowe.  The opening scene from the film with the Roman army lined up against the enemy horde was filmed in these woods, since then famous films have included Children of Men, The Golden Compass, Harry Potter (can’t remember which), Wolfman, and now Ridley Scott’s 2010 Robin Hood.
In the Bourne woods the film …

Popped out this morning, around 9am to a local woodland which my father helps manage, went for a walk, to take some pictures and do a little maintenance.
Still haven’t read any more of the photography course, still trying to take more “lesson one” images – Read more about my first try here.  The first assignment was two parts, one photographing something in different ways and two abstract.
So here’s my first photo from today.

This was my first image of the morning, a portrait shot of a woodland path, I like how …

In an earlier post that you can find here I wrote that I wanted to learn some photography skills.  To this end I am initially focusing my learnings on Jodie Coston’s free online photography course.  Lesson one was entitled Composition And Impact – It’s A Beautiful Photograph, But Do You Know WHY It’s Beautiful?  This lesson focused on how to take a good photo, eg the rule of thirds, get in close, leading lines etc.
To tell you the truth I think I need to spend a bit more time on …