September 2010 Desktop Calendar
The September 2010 desktop calendar is now ready for download. Once again, it comes in a variety of sizes covering everything from large screens down to iPad and iPhone. As always, the links are below. This month’s photograph is looking towards the north coast of Taiwan and the East China Sea. 2560×1600 1920×1200 1680×1050 1600×1200 [...]
Visual Peacemaking
The International Guild of Visual Peacemakers – IGVP – officially launched to the public on Monday morning. About a week ago, Matt Brandon wrote a post entitled “Tom Little, IGVP And The Need For Peace”. In it he briefly discussed why he is a part of the International Guild of Visual Peacemakers and made mention [...]
Take A Photo Tour
One of the easiest ways to get to some great photographic destinations is to sign up for a phototour. Instead of arriving in a new destination and wasting valuable time trying to work out how to get to the places that you want to visit, you can hit the ground running and get out there [...]
August 2010 Calendar
The August 2010 desktop calendar is now ready for download. Once again, it comes in a variety of sizes covering everything from large screens down to iPad and iPhone. As always, the links are below. This month’s photograph is 100m or so downstream from Emerald Peak waterfall in Taiwan. It’s an outtake from a recent [...]
Safari : A Monograph. Reviewing the latest Craft and Vision Release
As the second release in Craft & Vision’s The Print and The Process, we travel on safari with David du Chemin to Kenya to look at a variety of issues concerned with creating these images, including gear, techniques and the overall why and how these images were made. Read on for the review, and to [...]
July 2010 Desktop Calendar
Time for another monthly desktop calendar that you can download for free. This photograph comes from the moat that surrounds Angkor Wat in Cambodia. As always, there are a number of different sizes, including an iPad sized version. Choose the appropriate link below for your screen size. 2560×1600 1920×1200 1680×1050 1600×1200 1440×900 1280×1024 1024×768 – [...]
Travel Stories
If you want to add a little extra to your next vacation, consider assigning yourself a travel story. Something along the lines of what you see in a magazine or newspaper would make for a useful project. You can even practice at home by creating a travel story about your local area. Before we continue, [...]
Telephoto Lenses
I know that I’m not alone when I say that one of the very first extra lenses I wanted was a telephoto. Unlike today, when I was first starting out, I wanted to go long. These days, my longest lens is a 70-200mm and most of my time is spent shooting at wide angles or [...]
May Desktop Calendar
It’s time for another free desktop calendar. May 2010 features a masked performer from the Sho Qing Opera Troupe. If you’re in Taiwan, late May sees a number of free Taiwanese opera performances take place along Dihua St in Taipei. Traditional opera is an important part of Taiwanese and Chinese culture and is a must [...]
Birds in Flight
One of the toughest challenges a nature photographer faces is capturing birds in flight. The keys to success in this are speed and patience. Birds fly at a variety of different speeds but one thing they don’t usually do is hang around waiting for you. Even for the experienced bird photographer it sometimes comes down [...]
Waterfalls
A well exposed photograph of a waterfall is something that captures the viewers imagination almost every time. It’s eye candy for those looking at the photograph. It’s also quite a challenge to shoot well, as can be seen at almost any waterfall that is easily accessible to tourists – I guarantee that most people there [...]
Postcard Views
To some people, the views commonly seen on postcards conjure up feelings of boredom and the sense that originality is sorely lacking. To some extent, I agree with that. I definitely prefer to seek my own viewpoints and vistas and hopefully create something that is at least a little different from the usual photograph, if [...]
In The Evening
One of the most magical times of day, in terms of lighting, is twilight. That period as the sun sinks and the light fades can produce some excellent conditions for photography. You’ve probably seen rich, blue skies in architectural photos of buildings – this is the time of day those photographers come out to play. [...]
Unconventional Views
It’s all too easy to pick up a travel magazine or coffee table style photo book and think that all it takes to create compelling imagery is the means and ability to travel to exotic locations. All too often though, after scrimping and saving, arranging the time off work, flights, vaccinations, visas, hotels and the [...]
Where The Wild Things Are Caged
I think it’s safe to say that pretty much everybody would love the opportunity to go on a safari in African, trek through an Indonesian jungle or raft down the Amazon, in search of wildlife. In reality, most people never get the chance to do this, but that doesn’t mean these animals are photographically out [...]
Don’t Forget The Details
It’s all too easy to get so caught up in the bigger picture, to put all our energies into photographing a stunning view or a beautiful landscape that we forget to focus in on the little details. This might be even more likely when traveling in “exotic” locations or indeed, in any situation which is [...]
Shoot Your Friends
It’s not uncommon for travel photographers to spend all their time and energy looking for great, photogenic landscapes, foreign food and wise old village elders. Often when doing this however, we forget to turn the camera towards our friends and travel partners. Traveling with others gives us the opportunity to mix the exotic locales with [...]
Before You Leave – Planning
A little advance planning can result in immeasurably better opportunities for photography. In fact, it could be argued that great photos begin long before the camera is picked up. Simple things like knowing what each button on your camera is for, or being aware on when the sun rises can make a big difference. As [...]
Get Up Early
When you’re out near a mountain lake in the middle of winter, often the last thing you want to do is crawl out of bed half an hour before dawn in order to take photos. Especially if it were cloudy the night before. But when you do it, you’ll find that you’re glad that you [...]
January desktop wallpaper calendar
Here we are at the beginning of another year. Happy New Year everybody. Your support and comments was highly appreciated throughout 2009. Now it’s time to welcome 2010, which is shaping up to be a big year indeed. Starting on January 1st is a new little feature I’ve been working on. Many photographers have undertaken [...]
Unearthing Asia – Heeding The Call
A new travel publication focusing on the lifestyle, culture and attractions of Asia has just made its debut with a recently launched inaugural issue. Unearthing Asia has long been a travel portal on the net for the region and they’ve now moved into the magazine market with the first issue of their glossy magazine. The [...]
Tibetan Refugee Self Help Center, Darjeeling
A somewhat sad anniversary of sorts passed by recently with the 50th year of the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Center being marked, ironically, on October 1st. In 1959, months after the 14th Dalai Lama fled Tibet for what has become a life in exile, the Refugee Self Help Center was started. At the time, thousands [...]
Renegade Beauty – Taiwan 2010 Calendar
As my free monthly desktop calendars have been so popular, I’ve decided to go one better for 2010 and produce a twelve month wall calendar for you. Renegade Beauty | Taiwan 2010 is a full color, 22 page wall calendar that’s 11″ x 17″ coir bound 100 weight paper that would look great on any [...]
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