Part 3 - Composition: or where to chop!

As we continue our series on the basics of getting better photos with a standard camera or smartphone, we turn our attention from how to set and hold the camera to composing the shot. We’ll be considering where to position the subject either in the camera frame or in the picture if we are editing the ...

Part 2 - Some Essentials

Sadly, the prevalence of the Covid-19 bug and the restrictions (at least for those of us in the United Kingdom) put pay to usual festive ...

Part 1 - Getting Started

In our social media, smartphone era, photos are everywhere! Almost everyone has a form of camera in their handbag or pocket. A couple of clicks and you can share an image with the world. All you have to do is to point the camera (whether it is in the form of a smartphone, tablet or dedicated camera) and press a button ...

It's not even a year since the last major update of our website. So why have we decided on this major digital makeover? This strange year has played a large part:

1. I spent the first lockdown studying and practising, improving my photography skills (and adding some new ones); I don't think my older photos are bad (far from it), but my ...

Welcome to Our New Blog

What a year it's been! For most people, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown up repeated and difficult challenges. Here at Richard's Photography things have been little different. It's proved virtually impossible to do photoshoots: after all who wants lots of photos wearing a facemask? So instead of picking up the ...