Colour grading transforms ordinary photographs into captivating images that tell a story, evoke emotion, and highlight the photographer’s vision. It is a powerful tool that goes beyond simple editing, allowing you to control the mood, atmosphere, and style of your photos. Whether you are a hobbyist or a professional photographer, mastering colour grading techniques can elevate your work and make your images stand out. This post explores practical colour grading methods, tools, and tips to...

As many of you know the fees from my talks and judging go to the British Heart Foundation a worthy cause that helps so many people across the community. From the latest batch of clubs that I have had the privilege to present to and judge for i have sent a payment of £460 and the recent talk delivered on Camversation raised £97.14 so a grand total of £557.14. This is the Latest Payment to British Heart Foundation and hope to have plenty more to make via Camversation and via the generous camera...

After shooting a test film to ensure the camera worked ok then cleaning the camera itself followed by a full repair of the case it was time to shoot my first real film! For this I decided to shoot two films in order to get some variety and a broader view of the cameras and my performance First Film I went with Ilford FP4+ ISO 125 The images were shot in Margate and Canterbury over two very sunny days Second Film I went with Ilford FP4+ ISO 125 The images were shot in Cambridge and Canterbury...