In this episode of the photography vlog I discuss why I've been relatively quiet for the last couple of months, and the implications of what's coming up for me ad my family this year. Spoiler alert: I'm moving to South Africa. And we're having another baby. Implications on my photography are huge... But don't just read about it here, watch the video! Some of you might have noticed that I'd mentioned I was moving to New Delhi, India, in my 2018 roundup video. This was part of

I've just uploaded a tutorial video to YouTube. It's a quick run-through of how to take an astrolandscape image on location and use some simple techniques in Adobe Lightroom to get the most out of the RAW file. It's pretty self-explanatory, so if you're looking for some tips or advice on shooting a nightscape image, hit the video below! The image I work with in the video is a simple composition taken at Cave Dale, Castleton, in the English Peak District. I'd not shot there be

My latest video is up over on YouTube in which I have a look back at my favourite and the best of my nightscape and astrolandscape images from 2018. One thing that struck me as I was going through my images was the fact that I thought'd I'd taken a lot more images this year than I have! #astrolandscapephotography #nightscapephotography

After the success of last years reunion/camping trip/photography trip, I got together with my old school mates Chris and Kriss for our second trip above Guisborough woods on the North York Moors, and this time added Carl to the roster. We hiked up through Guisborough woods and made camp at the old Wentworth Reservoir on the moors. We were treated to the Milky Way and I was pretty pleased with how the astrolandscape and night photography aspect of things went and got some good

You might notice there's a slight change to my website, a new box that wasn't there before... We'll come to that in a sec. I've written a brief e-book called Introduction to Photography at Night. It's aimed at those new to photography, as well as photographers with a little more experience who want to try nightscape shooting and astro landscapes. I've tied to keep the guide short and sweet and leave some room for the photographer's own experimentation and exploration, whilst

So I finally got my hands on a Nikon D500 after wanting one since they were announced. I had a chance to play with one at the Photography Show back in 2017, but once I was in the position to be able to order one, they were all sold out or Grey Market - and I wasn't going there again, let me tell you! I managed to get a good deal on Amazon, just before they sold out again! The link will take you to Amazon, but be careful where you're buying from and take note of the seller: I

In this episode of the vlog I do some location scouting in The Burbage Valley while looking for a particular spot. Local artist and photographer Ladoza inspired me with an Instagram post of his showing a rock formation full of water with Higger Tor in the background at sunrise. I thought this would make a great nightscape composition so set out to find the exact spot... I'll leave the vlog to explain the rest of it. Needless to say, I got wet. Here are the images I took that

In my most recent nightscape photography shoot I do some location scouting in the Peak District and make a few attempts at capturing the night sky before nailing my composition. Astro landscape photography can be seriously frustrating at times! Check out the video below: Eventually I came away with a couple of astro landscape images I was happy with: The second image I intentionally went with a shallow depth of field for the foreground and added a bit of light painting too to

I've been recording videos for my photography vlog for a year now and have learned a lot along the way! Here are my top five things that I've learned vlogging for the last 12 months. YouTube is hard work! I've certainly learned that! 1. Firstly there's a lot more to making a video than just taking a GoPro along on a shoot - which is how I imagined it would be in the beginning. You need to consider the sound, the b-roll and context of what you're filming, and then there's the

I finally managed to put together a trailer for my YouTube Channel. I'd been struggling with the pacing and actually putting the appropriate content together and just couldn't produce anything that I was happy with. After about a year I've finally produced one I'm happy with though! Have a look and let me know what you think! #astrophotographytips #nightscapephotography #sheffieldphotographer #youtube #photographyvlog