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What's In My Camera Bag? (2020 Edition)

“What camera did you use to take that shot?” “What filter did you use for that long exposure?” These are just a couple of the questions I regularly receive when people see my photos, so, for those interested, here is my own What’s in my camera bag? 2020 edition.

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City Chrome | Weekly Photo #31

5 Years ago, I would have likely overlooked this image as it would not have suited my style of the time but times change and tastes evolve and this photo of the City of London is a good example of that.

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Rooftop Reflections | Weekly Photo #30

Captured on a very wet and windy day in London during a photo walk with a couple of fellow togs, I took this photo of 20 Fenchurch Street while photographing the city from the Garden at 120 rooftop terrace.

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Christmas in London | Weekly Photo #29

Being the last post before Christmas, I thought to keep this article “on-trend” and festive. I wanted to use a fresh, new photo of the Christmas Lights in London to round off the year so a few days ago, I headed into London before sunrise to see what I could capture.

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The Glass Canal | Weekly Photo #28

This week I present an ultra-long exposure of 8 minutes taken from the Ponte dell’Accademia bridge during an early morning sunrise in Venice.

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On Location Photographing London With The Fuji XF16mm F2.8

One thing I like to do when I buy new photography gear is to really put it through its paces and to understand everything about it. Having purchased the recently released Fuji XF16mmF2 WR lens, I did just that and took the lens on a rainy walk along the Thames in London at night. Jump in to read how I and the lens got on.

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Peaceful City | Weekly Photo #27

Taken while on an early morning walk in the city, I was struck by how peaceful this scene looked and loved the silhouettes of the buildings over on the Isle of Dogs. In this post, I talk through my thoughts on the composition and editing process.

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South Bank | Weekly Photo #26

This week’s photo is a classic looking scene taken along London’s South Bank. In the article, I talk about how I considered the focal length carefully to ensure the resulting image had the best balance between the foreground, middle and background elements providing me with the best composition possible.

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Skeletal Remains | Weekly Photo #25

During a walk along Brighton Beach with my family on a warm, summer’s evening, I decided to stop and take advantage of some glorious light by taking a photo of the West Pier remains.

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Western Towers | Weekly Photo #24

A few weeks ago, I shared a photo that I took of the City of London taken from the very top of St. Paul’s Cathedral’s dome. After taking another trip to this London icon, I focused my attention on a forward-facing composition of the Western Towers which I have wanted to capture for quite some time.

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Mental Health and Why Photography Matters

Mental wellbeing is getting a lot more attention these days which can only mean good things when it comes to awareness and management of the struggles many people privately endure every single day. In this post, I talk about how having a creative outlet such as photography can contribute to moving one’s mental health in a positive direction.

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City of Gold | Weekly Photo #23

For this week’s photo, I visited the relatively new Garden at 120 in London and caught an epic sunset across West London. I also provide a couple of tips to capture a clean, sharp photo through a glass window.

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Deserted City | Weekly Photo #21

This week’s photo is a black-and-white, long exposure photo made up of several photos taken at different times blended together to remove the many people that visit this popular viewpoint. In this post, I walk through the process I followed to create this photo.

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Venetian Nights | Weekly Photo #20

After just arriving in this great city and armed with my Fujifilm XT2 and a small tabletop tripod, I captured this photo of the Grand Canal while out on a stroll through Venice at night.

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The View from St Paul's | Weekly Photo #19

St Paul’s Cathedral opens late for a few days in August so I booked my tickets and headed up to the top of the dome to capture this view of the City of London at sunset. Jump into the post to read how I got on which also includes a top tip to allow you to revisit St Paul’s for a further 12 months free of charge!

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2 Minutes in London | Weekly Photo #18

This week’s photo is a long exposure photo of the London Eye taken on a late summer’s evening in 2018. On top of the story behind the photo, I also share some of my other long exposure articles that will help anyone looking to improve their long exposure technique.

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Illu­mi­nat­ed Riv­er | Weekly Photo #17

This week’s photo is a London cityscape taken at night showcasing the new light installation at London Bridge which was recently installed as a part of the new Illuminated River project.

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