I wanted to share a photography tip that I wish I'd followed when I was a photography beginner. When I started out I didn't shoot in RAW, I shot exclusively JPEG. For three reasons: 1 - I didn't entirely understand what shooting RAW was, nor how useful - nay, essential - it is. 2 - I felt some kind of misplaced superiority from being able to claim all my work was "straight out of camera". 3 - I wanted instant results (I was lazy). What is shooting in RAW? For the beginner to

Thought I'd make a separate post dedicated to some of the shots I took of the sunset whilst in Cornwall recently. Perranporth is my new favourite place in Cornwall. We had some great fun on the beach with the kids and as the day drew to a close I took a walk along the cliff top (may have had to sneakily climb over a fence...) to sit and enjoy the warmth and watch the sun go down. The sundial was something I'd not seen before and made for a great focal point. I continued on pa

Photo restoration is something I'd been wanting to try my hand at for some time, so after asking around I received a couple of old photographs from a relative. There was quite a bit of damage to them, and one had been cut down to an awkward size, so I was excited to get to work and see if I could restore them. As you can see, they needed some work doing! Pieces missing, edges damaged, folds and creases - through the eyes on both photos! Time and patience were required, but Ph