Photography & Cameras

I’ve always loved taking photographs, ever since I was a child in the 1970s. PhotoIt was rolls of film then, but I embraced digital. Most of the photos on this blog have been taken by me over the last five or six years, using digital cameras or mobile phones – so there’s a difference with pixel quality.I’ve increasingly developed a liking for macro shots, flower and outdoor photography from different perspectives. I am also learning to use my Lensbaby Trio 28 lens – which has three settings – sweet, twist and velvet -Here’s a selection:Search Trio 28 to find more of these shots.

The cameras I use are:

  • Digital SLR: Samsung NX3000
  • Olympus with Lensbaby Trio28 – sweet, twist and velvet effects

Mobiles

  • Samsung A5 (2018),
  • various Samsung Galaxy phones over the last few years.
  • My husband’s mobile as its camera is much better than mine.
  • Tablet: Sony Z3 Compact

The Lens’ I use:

My husband gave me a Lensbaby Trio 28 for my birthday in October 2018. I use it on his spare Olympus OM-D camera as it doesn’t fit my Samsung.I am getting the hang of the lens features:

  • sweet –
  • twist
  • velvet

I’ve written about the effects before a couple of times.

My header photo is verbena flowers taken on an Autumn day in Manchester. No post effect editing – the ‘blur’ is from the lens on Velvet mode.

The tech I use:

Tripod: Joby 3kg Gollila – I wrap it around trees, garden structures, lampposts, etc.

I use a handgrip (with a bluetooth button) on my Mobile as it’s much easier to hold my phone when my arthritis pain is bad. There’s an added bonus that I can keep my gloves on in the Winter.

Photography Goals for 2018/19:

One of my goals for 2018/9 is taking some photography courses and getting some extra kit to make my life easier – inc a small tripod (d
I’ll be looking out for some photography challenges too.

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My latest photographs are usually on instagram or twitter – there’s always flowers on my grid 😉

What do photos do you take? Do you use a phone or a digital camera? Or are you ‘old school’. Let me know…

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NOTE: Where I have used photographs taken by other people (or on behalf of organisations), I have obtained permission and state this by the photograph. If you think I’ve used a photograph you took, without credit, please get in touch.

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