Published in Designtography Magazine·Jul 4Member-onlyThe Problem with Many Photo Editing TutorialsRecently, I was trying to record a tutorial on editing landscape photography. In the end, I didn’t publish it because I felt that the edits I had done weren’t dramatic enough for people to watch. In fact, I even had that criticism about some of my editing tutorials before, that…Photography4 min read
Published in Designtography Magazine·May 23Member-onlyOpinion: The New Instagram Update is TerribleSo Instagram has been rolling out a new update, and it’s pretty atrocious. If you don’t have it yet, consider yourself lucky. The new design is clearly aimed at competing more directly with TikTok, and while it might be ok for video, it’s really bad for photography and photographic content. …Instagram4 min read
Published in Designtography Magazine·Mar 11Member-onlyWhy I think the new Mac Studio is the Perfect Creator’s MacI don’t think I’ve ever been as excited about an Apple announcement as I was this week after Apple’s March 2022 event. And all that excitement comes form just one part of the presentation: the announcement of the Mac Studio. For me, the Mac Studio is the ultimate Mac for…Mac6 min read
Published in Designtography Magazine·Dec 9, 2021Member-onlyCapture One 22 ReviewA Look at the New Features in the Popular Image Editing Software I think it’s safe to say that Capture One 22 is one of the companies most hyped releases of recent times. They have publicly touted the main features in advance and two of those features — “Panorama Stitching”…Capture One8 min read
Nov 8, 2021Member-onlyAutumn, Life, Loss and LightAs long as I’ve been taking photographs, Autumn has been my favourite time of the year for photography. I love both the colour and the light, and there’s something cosy about the impending dark days of winter that makes it a special time of year. I’ve talked about this many…Loss4 min read
Published in Designtography Magazine·Oct 19, 2021Member-onlyA Designer’s Thoughts on the new Apple Silicon M1 Pro and M1 MaxI had been looking forward to Monday’s Apple event for quite some time, even before the event was actually scheduled. When the M1 was originally announced, like many others, I was impressed, but my immediate thought was, I wonder what pro machines will be capable of. …Apple6 min read
Published in Designtography Magazine·Oct 15, 2021Member-onlyThe Content Creation ParadoxIf you’ve ever been involved in creating content for a consuming audience, and you’ve been doing it for some time, you’ve probably come up against the following conundrum: “My content is getting stale, but I’m afraid that if I shake it up too much I will lose my audience”. I…You Tube3 min read
Published in Designtography Magazine·Apr 28, 2021Member-onlyM1 Macs — The issue no reviewers talked aboutI’ve been using a new M1 MacBook Pro for nearly two months now. When I first got the machine, I thought that it was definitely worth the hype. All the many reviews had talked about the speed of the computer, the battery life and the lack of heat, and these…Apple5 min read
Published in Designtography Magazine·Oct 29, 2019Member-onlyCompeting visions of photography — the iPhone vs The Fuji X-Pro3Photography as with all art forms is a living thing, constantly changing and evolving. Yet, some photographers are constantly trying to fight that change, insisting that only certain art forms are valid, or even certain ways of taking photographs are valid. Over the past month, we’ve seen two ends of…Fuji6 min read
Published in Designtography Magazine·Oct 7, 2019Member-onlyI Chimp and I’m ProudI have a secret. I little secret that I’ve kept for so long. I’m so ashamed and the guilt is tearing me apart. I just have to come clean… Actually, none of that is really true. It’s not really a secret and I’m neither ashamed nor do I feel guilty…Photography6 min read
