Nailing a sharp focus is arguably more important than getting the exposure right.

Believe it or not, there are more ways to take a photo than by simply leaving the camera switched to AUTO. If you really want to take creative control of your photos, now's the time to take the plunge and experiment with some of the more popular AUTO alternatives.

Today we are looking at the third piece of the puzzle of the Exposure Triangle. ISO, what it is and what it does.

Last episode we looked at the aperture, now it's the turn of the shutter. From our perspective today, we're going to look at two different types of shutter.  One is mechanical and the other is electronic.

Aperture - one third of the Exposure Triangle. Understanding the aperture is like understanding the secret of life, the universe and everything. Yup. pretty damn important.

There is no such thing as the perfect camera, if there was, everyone would be buying it. But we can say that some cameras are better suited to us than others.

Imagine you could only pick THREE lenses to last you for the rest of your life, which ones would you pick? Kevin and Tracey discuss their choices and find out they are not as dissimilar as they thought.

I regularly meet students who have been asked by friends or family to photograph their wedding. One the one hand it's a tremendous privilege to be asked. To think that someone likes and trusts your work enough, that they would ask you to photograph what is probably the most important day of t…

Inner Circle ; the title alone suggests an exclusive group. An elite, crack-troupe of hand-picked photographers who disciple under my mentorship. The reality is far more down to earth. They are in fact a small group of amate...

What are some of those key things that, if you had learnt them as a beginner photographer, it would have made your life so much easier?

You may have heard that some photographers suffer from GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). I've been there myself... constantly needing to buy the latest cameras and lenses. It really doesn't make us better photographers.

Having Matthew Williams on this episode of Tog Talk was a double whammy for me. Not only is he a keen wildlife photographer, but he's also the brains behind the Hampshire School of Photography (HSP) website. Matt talks to me ...

Andy Teo ( otherwise known to many as Photocillin), is a highly talented photographer specialising in fashion style photography and, more recently, has had a great deal of success working with musicians, shooting concerts, ba...

In this week's Tog Talk I address the subject of how to take tack-sharp photos. One of the most common complaints I hear from new camera owners is that their photos just aren't sharp enough. You'd think that when someone spe...

Tog Talk this week meets with Trish, a young lady from India who I've been mentoring for the last six months. She has a great sense of humour and she absolutely loved watching my reaction when she brought in two really great...

We sponsored an evening recently with a bunch of photographers who are currently working as professionals, semi-professionals and a few others the were thinking of going pro. In 2020 we are planning to start a one-year course...

Agi was a student who came to me for a year's private mentoring. These days she works as a professional photographer whilst at the same time being a busy mum of three young children. She recalls how she stepped out of her co...

In this session I talk to Masterclass student Jeremy Auton about what choices he should make when taking his camera and lenses overseas on holiday. How much gear should we take with us? Too much and it could become a burden ...

In this opening episode, I get to talk with one of my longest-suffering students, Steve Myers. Steve has been on just about every photography workshop I've ever run and his eagerness to learn shows no sign of diminishing. For...