I've had a busy month so far, but that doesn't mean that I haven't been thinking about photography. And I did even take some shots in a few stolen moments. Managed to get some entries in for the Tetley Tea competition at the very last moment, but it cost me some work time that I had to catch up on i...

I don't mean that in a sarcastic way. Truth is, I love eBay. Yes, I know. There are plenty of pitfalls to avoid when you purchase used goods, and even some pitfalls peculiar to eBay, but I still like it a lot. Mainly because it allows me to get kit I couldn't normally afford. Apart from the tw...

Most serious photographers, both professionals and enthusiastic amateurs, would agree that using a prime lens often has advantages over using a zoom. Although there are exceptions, many prime lenses beat their zoom counterparts in quality, and many are faster. One of the zoom ranges that is discu...

So we've been doing our best lately to leave helpful critique on photos in the Gallery. Some have liked the feature that allows others to nominate comments on photos as helpful critique, and they have exhausted themselves in writing whole novels, almost - especially about pictures in the Critiqu...

Famous saying, which I saw in the description on tcavner's upload of today. On his way back from Skye, he decided to stop in Glencoe and shoot the Buachaille Etive Mor. And he said: "The light could have been a lot better, there wasn't a lot of water running ... and I am still trying to fi...

[And I don't mean the famous beer! I don't want Dutch courage, or liquid courage, after all. ;-) ] Have you ever missed opportunities to take photographs because you lack courage? Join the club! Yesterday I was talking to an acquaintance of mine and thought that she might make a really good mo...

... were taken by an American! Shock and horror, I know. Can't help it, though. The man lives in a stunning part of the world (Utah), and although I won't say that you can't take bad photos of such an impressive place, it really does help, being in such spectacular surroundings. I saw his photos ...

Well, that certainly got your attention, didn't it - using a Dutch title! (Double Dutch to you, no doubt...) ;-) Don't bother using Babelfish or something like that to find out what it means, that doesn't give the best translation - although it comes close, admitted, with its translation "un...

A distinguished (but of late sadly absent) member of this site once told me that of the photos he takes which he feels have plenty of merit, not all make it to the ePHOTOzine Gallery - in fact, most don't get uploaded. When I asked him why, his reply was: "They're not EPZable." I was curio...

If I discount my earlier photographic years, in which I was no more than a clueless snapper, I have now been into slightly more serious photography for about four or five years. And I was wondering if the same applies as to dogs and cats - you multiply their ages to be able to compare. Do you su...

I read somewhere that it's a beginners' mistake to be too easily satisfied. And right after I read that, I proved to myself that I must still be a beginner! A spot in front of our house, where my wife placed a romantic-looking little table and chairs, looked like just the place to take some phot...

So many great photos require a lot of patience and persistence from the photographer. I see landscapes shot at just the right light conditions, which of course meant that the photographer had to go back many times, waiting for the ideal opportunity. And photos of insects which must have taken a l...

It always amazes me that some members (in fact, quite a few members, I've noticed) seem to upload or comment without checking back to see if there any reactions. This happens both in the gallery and on the forum. Someone starts a thread, asks a question, and whatever you say, there's no reaction,...

I had to smile when I read this news story: At the Rockin' Park music festival in Nijmegen (the Netherlands) yesterday, fifteen of the nineteen press photographers present walked out as soon as Dutch pop/rock singer Anouk came on stage. Normally the arrangement between photographers and artist...

Still thinking about yesterday's blog entry, so this is more or less a sequel. I'm really getting into writing critiques now, more than before - it actually seems to become the thing to do now, thank heaven! On the forum, people have suggested that not everyone appreciates critiques on his or her...