The truth about megapixels

The truth about megapixels

I am going to go out on a limb here and say that anyone that owns a digital camera is familiar with the term megapixels, perhaps that was even the reason you purchased the camera you currently have or why you upgrade your smart phone when new version comes out. But do you really know what megapixels are and what they do and do not do for your photography?

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Trapped by the tide

Trapped by the tide

It was a beautiful day with lots of sun and warm weather, these type of days needs to be savoured when you live in Ireland. So we had decided to get out and wander the shoreline between Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire with the goal of getting some seascapes imagery…

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Exploring natural light

Exploring natural light

Light, the single most important ingredient in photography, in-fact it is everything in photography. Therefore, understanding light becomes crucial in photography and better quality of light should translate to better the photos…

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Fix photos creatively

Fix photos creatively

How can you recover a bad or uninteresting photo? Can you even do that?
This is not going to be your regular fixing a bad photo, rather we will dive into a more creative process where we take a not so interesting photo and create something extraordinary.

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Organising photos Pt.3

Organising photos Pt.3

Do you feel you have too many photos or lacking a good workflow to manage them causing you to feel it being a chore rather than fun? You end up with hundreds or thousands of photos that just sits there on your hard-drive not doing anyone any good. 

In this final part of my Organising photos series I will show you what I do and you won't believe how easy and quickly you can go through hundreds and thousands of photos and end up with just your best shots. I will also show you how you can easily build different portfolios to show potential clients or if you just want to show you very best work to your friends.

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Organising photos Pt.1

Organising photos Pt.1

Ever wondered just where you put those vacation photos? How about those treasure's of your family and friends that you can't seem to find in your array of pictures on your computer. Did you delete them by mistake? The horror sets in if that is true… 

If you have a hard time keeping track of your photos then this article series is for you I will show you how I organise my photos so I know exactly where they are.

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Winter is coming…

Winter is coming…

a look at surviving a winter shoot in the frozen lands. How do you protect yourself, and not to mention the most precious of all, your camera gear? Can you get amazing photographs in the freezing temperatures of winter without losing a finger or two to frostbite? 

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Respect my authority!

Respect my authority!

The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) was completed, sitting there, begging to be photographed in amazing light with it's unique design. I wanted something different, up close and personal, a picture that would really stand out from the crowd. Little did I know I was about to get more than I bargained for…

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The GorillaPod

The GorillaPod

So what is a GorillaPod and what can it do for me you might ask. 

GorillaPod's are handy tools to have where you aren't allowed to setup a conventional tripod or you cannot get into position. As you can see in the pictures below you can bend the legs of the GorillaPod to wrap it around object like lampposts, railings and just about anything.

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