I’m Simon, an unabashed geek who enjoys writing about photography, graphic & web design, technology, productivity and all round hustle. In my spare time I fly 120km/h racing drones.
Here are a few images from this years World Aerobatics Championships, hosted by Flying Aces at Silverstone. This was my first time photographing an event like this but it's not unlike shooting motor racing - just less predictable movement! Shutter priority was the way...
The popularity of sites like Flickr and Facebook where you can quickly upload your photos for the world to see has made it easier than ever before to get your work seen by millions. Chances are though, it your image isn't titled, captioned or tagged it's not being...
I have a full page, 2 photo, spread in this months (May 2009) Practical Photography magazine. Deputy Ed, Ben Hawkins chose two images of Wells from my portfolio to illustrate "how a spark of inpiration and ingenious trouble shooting can keep you shooting through even...
OK, so you've read strobist.com, and joined the Strobist Flickr group. You've gone on eBay and bought your "Cactus Triggers" or "Poverty Wizards". Now it's time to put it all together - Just how does tab A slot into tab B? Well here's what I have settled on. I...
I'm in Practical Photography this month... Almost. Adam Duckworth contacted me at the end of last year and asked if he could use my image in his off camera flash article in PP. I said 'of course' and keenly awaited Jan 2nd when the issue hit the shelves. Imagine my...
Even if you've not heard the phrase "rig photography" before, you've almost certainly seen examples of it. It's the technique used to capture those images of cars speeding down the open road you see in adverts. Only it's not half as dramatic as it looks. The cars...
Another of my Adventures in Strobism, as originally posted on my Flickr photostream. Using info about creatively using a CTO gel on your flash by David Hobby aka The Strobist I decided to do a bit of Sunday morning experimentation. What you have here is the same shot...
