Photography blogs
32 entries in this categoryNovember 2008:
- Second ascent of The Groove at Cratcliffe Tor
While out photographing some friends bouldering at Cratcliffe Tor, I was lucky enough to see visiting American Kevin Jorgeson doing the 2nd ascent... - Mystery guidebook cover
I received some exciting news today that a major new guidebook may well be using one of my photos on the front cover!
I got a front cover...
- Video of climbing in Kalymnos
I've just come back from a whole month spent climbing & taking photographs on the Greek island of Kalymnos
I'll be uploading a gallery of the...
- Broken and Lost!
I haven't had much luck with my camera gear this Summer
First up was my Canon 5D SLR. After a very successful photo shoot of Ray's Roof in...
- Exhibiting at Cliffhanger - 12/13th July, Sheffield
We're very excited to be exhibiting at Cliffhanger this year - an annual festival for outdoor people in Millhouses Park, Sheffield, 12th & 13th July... - It's all gone dark!
The standard Climbers.net website is uses light colours, with plenty of white space. However some people prefer to view photography with black or...
- New Rock climbing book for kids
Rock Climbing (Xtreme Sports) This is a short, colourful book aimed at children that was written by Kate Cooper ("gingerkate" on UKClimbing.com).... - New peak district : climbing guidebook
Published this week is the new Vertebrate Outdoor guidebook to the Peak District. This guidebook features over 850 of the Peak District's best...
- New ROCKFAX Northern England
Published this month is the new ROCKFAX guidebook to Northern England - from Yorkshire Grit all the way up to Northumberland. The book is a... - Costa Blanca climbing *without* photos?!
It does seem a bit odd to be adding this to my Photography blog, but I've just got back from an excellent week of rock climbing in the Costa Blanca...
- Ice climbing in the Alps
This was only my second time ice climbing, and I booked onto the Jagged Globe Alpine Ice course, which is a 7 day course based in the Chamonix and... - Camera gear: Canon SD870 IS
I've been working my way "up" Canon's digital SLRs in recent years - I started with a 300D, then a 20D, and last year a full-frame 5D. However...
- New ROCKFAX TradCLIMBING+ book
Following on from his successful SportCLIMBING+ book, this is Adrian Berry's new book about performance trad climbing. From making your first steps...
- New ROCKFAX Pokketz guidebooks
"These innovative guidebooks present a handy and low cost introduction to the brilliant climbing found in the eastern Peak. Each pocket-sized book...
- New BMC Stanage guidebook
Building on the superb work done on the BMC's "new look" guidebooks The Roaches and Burbage, Millstone and Beyond, this new guidebook to Stanage is...
- BMC Tremadog climbing festival
The BMC invited me along to photograph this weekend-long climbing festival at Tremadog, North Wales. Considering it was March, the weather was great,... - Scratched front-element :(
I've been using UV protective filters on all my camera lenses for the past 3 years, with never a scratch or problem. So after reading various... - Camera gear: dSLR sensor cleaning
I think people really exaggerate the problem of dust on the sensors of digital cameras, or perhaps they don't take much care when changing their... - ROCKFAX Pokketz guidebook cover
I've just heard that one of my photos is going to be used as a guidebook cover shot!
The ROCKFAX Pokketz SE guidebook covers lower-grade (up... - PlanetFear in the Costa Blanca
I was invited along on this PlanetFear Coaching Holiday as team photographer. We were blessed with perfect weather, everyone had a great time and got...
- Camera gear: Op/tech D-SLR pouch
I was looking for something very small & light that I can use to protect the camera when I shove it into a big rucksack full of climbing gear (lots... - Slow Canon UK lens repairs?
I've had my 24-105L in for repair with the main Canon lens repair center in the UK for the past 3 weeks. Each time I ring them, they claim that they...
- Camera gear: Fake memory cards on Ebay
While I knew there were a lot of fake memory cards on ebay from dodgy foreign sellers, I recently bought a card from a UK seller with very good...
- New ROCKFAX SportCLIMBING+ book
Adrian Berry's book about performance sport climbing provides invaluable information to the beginner and expert alike. From making your first steps... - Kendal Mountain Film Festival winner
This was the first photography competition that I ever entered, and was delighted to come away with both the judges and the "people's choice"... - Digital editing of models (Dove 'Evolution' advert)
For anyone on the planet who hasn't seen the Dove advert yet... Fascinating stuff. I knew that models are digitally 'improved'. eg, already...
- New Kalymnos guidebook
This is the second edition of the Greek-produced guidebook to the magical island of Kalymnos. A huge advance over the first edition, this is a... - New ROCKFAX Eastern Grit guide
An update to the award-winning 2001 guidebook, Peak Gritstone East (possibly the most popular guidebook in the world), this new edition has a host...
- Kalymnos Climbing Masterclass photos
I was lucky enough to go along on this first coaching holiday run by Neil Gresham's new company - ClimbingMasterclass.com. I've been on several...
- The Digital Darkroom: photos before and after
You might find this article that I wrote for UKClimbing.com last year of interest: "The UKC Photography forum regularly has threads about...
- Preparing photos for the Internet
You might find this article that I wrote for UKClimbing.com last year of interest if you are struggling to resize your photos for using on a...
- New BMC Burbage, Millstone and Beyond guide
This guidebook to Burbage, Millstone and nearby crags was the second of the 'new breed' of modern guides from the BMC. Beautifully designed, easy...
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