Posts from the category General
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Moving across Bern
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After two and a half years with international marketing and p.r. agency Burson-Marsteller, today is my last day in the Crossmedia team in Bern.
Fountain Court, Hampton Court Palace
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Sometimes, there’s more to a picture than meets the eye, and the natural surroundings need a little help. Whilst I do my best to eliminate fakery in my landscape and architectural photography, sometimes a little patience, lateral thinking and light use of Photoshop can work wonders.
One Frame Movie continues for 2011
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Now that the spring is here once more, I’m looking for volunteers for my photo series “One Frame Movie”.
Writing for Best Western
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I am now writing articles and sharing my photos on the new Best of Switzerland blog, set up and run by international hotel chain Best Western.
Free photos, and why I’m making them available
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Any photographer offering free photos should have a good reason for doing so. This is why I’ve chosen to make a large portion of my photographic archive available.
The Royal Wedding on a budget
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The crushing disappointment of the new microsite for the British Royal Wedding is a shameful excuse of a website, which could so easily have been so much better.
I do (wedding photography)
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Repeated good feedback on my photography and a recent equipment purchase have convinced me to start photographing weddings more regularly.
Avalanches on demand
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A clip from BBC series Human Planet, showing avalanche control of the mountains near Grindelwald in Switzerland.
Interview in Czech photo blog Odcloneno
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I was contacted a while back by the editor of Czech photo blog Odcloněno, Michal Fanta: Michal asked to interview me and use some of my photos on the blog. The interview was published this morning; here’s the English transcript. Many thanks to Michal for the exposure and, as he’s mentioned; please do get in…
Serious compact cameras
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The search for new camera equipment has taken in a wide range of potential new kit, from the lens I wrote about recently to a new flashgun and the potential decision to spend more time shooting with film cameras. In my search for new equipment, I have spent a lot of time researching and cross-checking…
Balchrick, Scotland
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Although it doesn’t look much, this remote – really remote – hamlet was the turning point on our mammoth road trip last summer, from Switzerland to Scotland and back.
Oldshoremore
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Beyond Kinlochbervie lies one of the most beautiful sandy beaches in Sutherland: Oldshoremore.
Into the world of TTL
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With the money I’ve put aside for new camera gear, a new, reliable, fully automated flash gun was high on my “wants” list, not least because I receive a slowly increasing number of requests to take portrait photographs and cover events.
Parco Civico, Lugano
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The civic gardens on the lakefront at Lugano surround the Villa Ciani, just a couple of minutes to the east of the city centre.
New galleries online for Brienz and Spiez
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The extensions and improvements to the Permanent Tourist website continue apace, with new galleries in the Photography section.
Habi and Nina in the studio
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One of the reasons I organize photographic meetup days is so that I can learn new techniques and use equipment that I might not have encountered before.
Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX
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My family were very generous at Christmas and for my birthday, by helping me to get some cash together to buy new camera equipment. Jo gave me the lens which has been top of my list for some time now, which I discovered whilst looking for more expensive toys: the Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX. This…
Choosing between film and digital formats
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Part 2 in an ongoing series of articles explaining how I am reviewing my photo equipment, how I have considered switching from digital to film photography, and how I choose which camera format to use in future.
