Photography Reviews

I posted this review in Ciao café the other day and it seems to have gone down well, so I thought I would share it with you. I hope this is the right category (Thanks to Colin for getting it moved to the right category :) ) Introduction. Most of you who have read my reviews will have realised that they are mostly photographic ...  Read the complete review

Owners of cameras with interchangeable lenses - mostly but not only 35mm SLR cameras - can build up a good set of optics without having to spend a fortune. The second-hand market has a lot to offer, if you know how to go about selecting a good bargain. Used lenses are usually much less expensive than new lenses. You can save a lot of money if ...  Read the complete review

I have spent days racking my brains trying to think of a favourite item to write about so that I can fulfill Jill Murphy's request. I've had all sorts of ideas but not one single item really struck me as being something really special that I would consider to be a favourite thing. However, yesterday I was tidying out my wardrobe ...  Read the complete review

Thanks to the ever-inventful Monty Python team for the title. OK, it's not as good as Conor and Kieran (the youngest members of the Murphy company) think up, but I like it. This opinion is all about photography. I love photography. Really enjoy it. It's an artform that lives forever. Unlike most art it can take place on two ...  Read the complete review

Although the articles in this section tend to focus on the ins and outs of taking photographs which look great and bring back memories,I'd like to take a look at the hobby of photography from the subject's point of view. Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed something quite disturbing.......People with cameras think they have ...  Read the complete review

I've been mad about photography for years now. My first camera was a little Hanimex that came in a gift box with a snazzy plastic case and a free 110 film. Wow, high excitement! Then at the age of 21 I was given my Canon EOS, a 'proper' camera. And so my love of photography grew. I'm not going to right an op full of ...  Read the complete review

This is my attempt to try and diagnose exactly what the problem is: This is the photography Doctor in the house, hoping to heal your wounded family snaps and cure your blank negatives...and on the way, I hope this opinion is a helpful guide on how to improve your photography. *Dear Doctor, why do I only ever seem to get half of the ...  Read the complete review

I am a very keen photographer and until this incident I always used Boots in-store processing for my photos, I used the 1 hour service thinking that nothing could go wrong in that time and the photos could never get 'lost in the post' as they never leave the store... How wrong I was!!! On new years eve 1999/2000 I went to a place ...  Read the complete review

My best tip for those who want to improve their photography is to go on a photo shoot with a fellow photographer, shooting the same subjects using the same camera and lenses on the same roll of film, explaining what you did differently as you go along. This can help to re-familiarise those who have been away from the camera for a while, ...  Read the complete review

I have always liked the professional approach of Jessops, both as photographic dealers and as photo-processors. But having just used taken delivery of a CD containing my latest set of photographs they have gone up even more in my estimation. What did I get exactly? Well, I took in two rolls of APS film, 25 exposures on each, and I ...  Read the complete review

I don't claim to be an expert on all the ins and outs of photography, but here are some things that have worked for me in the past which I have learned along the way: Before you go out to take pictures, decide on your subject matter. There is no point going out on a mission to take photos, ending up in a dark cloisters of a church ...  Read the complete review

Tips for taking great photographs Firstly this is not going to be an opinion that focuses on the technical aspects of photography, rather this is designed to cover some of the less often mentioned aspects of photography. Most articles will go on about focusing, lenses, shutter speeds and all manner of things that usually require ...  Read the complete review

Digital is best? Conventional film is best? What category do you come under? To me it doesn't matter. The idea of taking photo's is my hobby and to me you can waffle on on about your F stops, your 70 - 210 zooms or how many maga pixels your camera has. At the end of the day they all do the same thing, take photo's. ...  Read the complete review

Photographs - part technical ability, part artistic impression (as the ice-dancers would have it). But is it important to have a perfect 6.0 in each? Well, I guess you can look at it in a completely objective way - photographs are the result of a bit of physics and a bit of chemistry - a record created by some light-reactive compounds, of ...  Read the complete review

I have taken my films to several different film processors in my time with varying degrees of success, however I highly recommend BOOTS in-store processing. Price-wise they seem to be about average, but it depends on the service you choose. You can choose the 1hr, 4hr, 1 day or 3 day services (110 film takes 1 week), obviously the quicker you want ...  Read the complete review

Klicks photo shops are really good. They offer a range of services from developing and printing your films in a variety of sizes to reprinting and enlarging photo with or without the negative, and sell a variety of frames, films, albums, batteries and some stores sell a small range of photos. They are reasonably priced and do next day ...  Read the complete review

Many keen photographers will spend thousands of pounds buying top of the range 35mm camera equipment, in search for that illusive extra ounce of quality. Alas, the extra money spent rarely yields any significant improvement, because at the end of the day, the biggest limiting factor is not the camera, but the size of the film. ...  Read the complete review

I've enjoyed photography for years now, even though I'll never make a great photographer! My photos may not be perfect, but they are wonderful reminders of people and places. And I do think that practice has paid off with some improvements. One of the most important things is not to be disillusioned when photos don't turn ...  Read the complete review

For any of you interested in photography and maybe improving the photos you take, may I give a few tips below, Some may seem obvious, but believe me, how few people actually take these things 'on board' before they press that shutter. The short tips are not, of course, meant for an 'advanced' amatuer. But even for anyone ...  Read the complete review

I keep photography as my interest for about 5 years. I do not get bored with it, in fact, I become more and more engrossed by it. Although it is not a cheap hobby, I must admit, but it is not an expensive hobby. Since I took up photography, I have changed my way of looking at things, any thing, and it keeps changing. Photograhpy also ...  Read the complete review