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By Simon Patterson turd (noun) : A lump of excrement One of the advantages amateur photographers have over pros is that the only pressure we experience is self imposed. We can shoot anything we want, experimenting to our heart’s content. If we come back with nothing from a shoot, there is no real cost apart from our own disappointment. No big …
By Simon Patterson Safe airline arrival into Namibia? Check. Camping equipment supplied with hire vehicle? Check. Wheels attached firmly to the vehicle? Only one wheel nut missing, so near enough. Let’s drive! Of course, we only realised a wheel nut was missing after a tyre went flat on a lonely desert road. With no mechanic for many miles, we had no …
by Simon Patterson As a serious amateur photographer, people sometimes asked me how much I would charge to shoot something for them. I had never charged to shoot photos for someone else before, so how should I have responded? Once a friend referred me to a local music promoter who was seeking photography services. The promoter emailed me and asked …
by Simon Patterson Capturing the mood of the pouring rain in camera can be difficult. Standard auto or aperture-priority modes often miss the feel of a rainy day, and leave us with unsatisfactory flat looking images. I was recently caught out on the street in a sharp downpour with camera in hand so I decided to try two techniques to …
by Simon Patterson An African safari is a most exhilarating experience. Here are 10 tips for amateur photographers who want to make the most of their up-coming safari holiday. 1. Gear up! The internet’s keyboard ninjas who say “camera gear doesn’t matter” have clearly never been on safari. Occasionally you can get lucky and stop your car within 20 feet …
Clearing Some Commonly Held Misconceptions About a Beautiful Country by Simon Patterson Are you a hardcore adventure traveller who wants to experience a danger filled, terrorist riddled nation full of crazy fanatics? Want to travel to a place with a myriad of draconian laws and an easily offended religious police force? If so, travel to Iran will leave you exceedingly disappointed! …
by Simon Patterson Driving 1,350km (850 mi) along a corrugated sandy track through the Australian desert is not the usual way for a family to move home across Australia. Especially when it is a four year old child travelling with his mum and dad. Even more so when the route goes past old nuclear bomb test sites, which continue as an …
