Light Stalking

ou have been commissioned to photograph a marathon. The organisers want a photo that captures the scale of the event. The winner is approaching the finish line, but behind you, hundreds of runners are cresting a hill in beautiful light. Which shot are you taking?

Chimping is useful right up until the photograph happens behind you.

Don't touch it

Which photography trend would you happily see disappear forever?

Reviewing every shot immediately is a great way to miss the next one.

That's my secret

What's the strangest thing you've ever done to get a photograph?

The perfect moment usually arrives while you are looking at the previous perfect moment on the LCD.

We get a little sensitive about some things

What's something you believed about photography as a beginner that you now know is completely wrong?

Photography is often just waiting for the scene to stop being annoying.

When you're waiting

If you had to delete every photo you've ever taken except ONE, which would you save? Post it!

The more beautiful the location, the more likely someone has put a rubbish bin exactly where you need to stand.

It just happened

Photographers: Mac or PC?

A photographer’s natural habitat is somewhere slightly inconvenient with bad parking.

50 shades of grey

What's the most overrated piece of photography advice you've ever received?

Photography is spending years learning technical control so you can eventually make something look effortless.