From the monthly archives:

January 2008

TPB Monthly Round Up #1

by Mandy January 31, 2008

New monthly feature
Today I am starting a new monthly feature. During the past month I have found some really good sites to visit, but instead of posting about them all over the place I thought I would create a monthly round up feature, on the last day of the month to keep them all together.
So TPB [...]

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How User Friendly is your Camera?

by Mandy January 30, 2008

I am in the process of looking at my camera’s features more closely and getting to know how they work and the best ways in which I can use them. Here’s some previous posts: Shooting in Macro Mode, What is EV Conpensation.
Which is very interesting and I am really enjoying doing it, but it is [...]

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Image of the Week #6

by Mandy January 28, 2008

This week in image of the week:
This is a picture I took of Spinnaker Tower when visiting Portsmouth a while ago.
The name Spinnaker and the shape of the tower refers to the spinnaker sail on a boat (the small one at the front!).
This tower is very impressive and dominates the skyline in the area.
But I [...]

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What is EV Compensation?

by Mandy January 25, 2008

I’ve started to look at my camera’s settings and get to know them. Yesterday was the first post looking at a digital cameras macro mode.
This is the first time I have looked at all my camera’s features so closely, so they will be introductory posts as I know I will learn more about the features [...]

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Shooting in Macro Mode

by Mandy January 24, 2008

Most digital cameras these days have a macro mode, including point and shoots which is what I use. It’s basically a close up mode and there will be a minimum and maximum distance for optimum use, each camera will be slightly different so it’s best to check the instructions.
On most cameras you just flick from [...]

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Image of the Week #5

by Mandy January 21, 2008

This week in image of the week:
Back to trees! I do love taking images of trees, but that also goes for any type of landscape photography. I think it’s their individuality and the depth of detail that trees have that makes them so photogenic. Though I can get a bit carried away sometimes.
This photograph [...]

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How Well Do You Know Your Camera?

by Mandy January 18, 2008

For me not very! I’ve concentrated more on the composition of my photographs and enjoying the opportunties around me for taking photographs. I’ve not concentrated on the camera and getting to know and understand the options and features of it. Which is strange as I am quite a technical person and love gadgets.
But I have come [...]

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Traveler DC-5080 Camera Review

by Mandy January 15, 2008

In The Photographer Blog image of the week feature that runs weekly on a Monday I share a photograph I have taken and talk a little about it. So I thought it would be good to take a close look at the camera I am using at the moment to take the photographs.
My Traveler DC-5080 is the [...]

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Image of the Week #4

by Mandy January 14, 2008

This week in image of the week:
I live on a peninsula surrounded on three sides by water, so you will start to notice that the sea theme appears often in my photographs.
This picture was shot with my usual camera at sunset with the sun setting behind me and to the left. I think it looks [...]

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Would You Put Your Image on a Mouse Mat?

by Mandy January 11, 2008

I love having photographs as art and framing my favourite ones to go on my walls. Being able to look at places I’ve been or people close to me is very relaxing and enjoyable. 
More ways to enjoy images 
I have not yet touched on more different ways to show your photos off. Like having a photograph printed on a t-shirt, [...]

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