by Cath and Ian Humes Lady Luck, Fortuna, Tyche or whatever name she wears for you, she tends not to hang around for long. So make the best of it while she is smiling on you. Don’t think about it too hard, don’t comment on it, don’t stop to thank her or she will be …

by Cath and Ian Humes Canon 1DS Mk1 Infrared Conversion, 70-200mm f2.8L IS at f8 at 1/100, ISO 400, Raw, 16:58 October 17th This is the tricky one.  Skill, talent, ability, call it what you will, it takes time to learn and even more time to improve.  To become “Skilled” requires practice, perseverance and patience …

by Cath and Ian Humes The British have a famous preoccupation with the weather.  This is probably because it is so changeable and unpredictable, but thanks to the Gulf Stream it’s mostly fairly mild.  It is almost a national hobby to play “How Wrong Will The Forecast Be Today?”.  We have multiple weather services that …

by Cath and Ian Humes If you aren’t feeling creative and the muse isn’t whispering to you, what do you do?  Sometimes you just don’t feel like creating images.  If I’m feeling uninspired I do a bag check.  I take everything out of the bag, check that it’s working, batteries are OK, lenses focus etc.  …

by Cath and Ian Humes This includes both photographic equipment and personal clothing.  As the saying goes, there is no bad weather just bad clothing.  Some of the most spectacular scenes happen at the in-between times just after the shower as the sunshine breaks through.  If you wait for the rain to stop it will …

by Cath and Ian Humes Once you know where you are going it helps if you can pre-visualise the shot.  When you know what the image will look like you can work out what needs to be happening to make it real.  Start by working out what time of year it is (leaves on trees, …

By Cath and Ian Humes One evening, Cath and I were looking through various photographers work and were discussing what we liked and disliked about the images. The discussion turned from specific images to photography in general and how you could stack the odds in your favour when producing images. What do you need to …