Blog Archive
Welcome to the archive of blog posts at Ian’s Studio. You will find lots of different things here. For many years “blog” was very much a catch-all term for any posts that weren’t “Photos of the Day” or “Sales” posts. Now blog posts tend to either be something topical, hints and tips or my general thoughts on photography and photographs. Some of the older blog posts have missing links and image but anything in the last 3 or 4 years should be fine. Enjoy.
Lightroom Edit – The Italian Chapel, Kirkwall, Orkney [VideoCast 030]
In this video, I walk you through the steps and thought the processes involved in editing a photograph of [...]
BLOG: 18 SEP 2019 – In a field and under a motorway, Finding images anywhere
I have mentioned this before on-line but it is worth restating it. The more we create images the better we become [...]
How to photograph Fine Art using a colorchecker passport [VideoCast 029]
This video is a quick on-the-fly video recorded as I set up the studio to photograph some fine art [...]
Learn Lightroom
I have posted quite few blog posts about Lightroom this year, so my apologies for yet another one. I’ll try to [...]
BLOG 28 Aug 2019: Is a GoPro worth buying?
I always try to answer as many questions as can, so if you have any burning questions that are photography (or [...]
BLOG 19 Aug 2019: How to improve your photography in less than 2hrs!
Unlike the days of film photography, one of the real benefits of digital photography is that it doesn’t cost you each [...]
BLOG 11 Aug 2019: The realities of booking models
For this blog, I thought I would do something a little different and write a blog that is aimed not at [...]
BLOG 24 June 2019: Alternatives to Lightroom
Over the last three blog posts I’ve tried to go through the options for Adobe Lightroom, and provide some advice in [...]
BLOG 24 Apr 2019: Buying Lightroom – a few pointers from Ian
This is part three of my blog series trying to answer the question: "Is Lightroom worth it?" If you haven't read [...]
BLOG 10 Apr 2019: Questions to ask before buying Lightroom
Before you read this blog you should really read part one in this series, called “The Four Lightrooms” https://www.ians-studio.co.uk/2018/09/blog-16-sep-2018-the-four-lightrooms/ - in [...]
BLOG 16 Sep 2018: The FOUR Lightrooms
Last week I was asked by Academy Member, Garry, if I thought Lightroom was worth the money? Unfortunately, the answer is [...]
BLOG 6 Sep 2018: It’s here at last! (thoughts on the Canon EOS R)
It’s here at last! No, that title is not referring to this blog post and the amount of time since my [...]
BLOG 16 July 2018: Keeping going
Sometimes it’s difficult to keep improving as a photographer. I hear people say it time and time again. Often not in [...]
BLOG 7 Jun 2018: Summer of Change
In this blog, I want to tell you about a photograph that has had a major impact on my life over [...]
BLOG 19 May 2018: Video, video, video
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been doing a lot of work to be able to add more video [...]
BLOG 12 Apr 2018: Full Weekend Events and £20 off
Phew, it has taken some work, but I am now FINALLY able to announce what I have been working on for [...]
BLOG 26 Feb 2018 – Photography in a War Zone
I have never been a war photographer; I never want to be a war photographer. I never photographed a riot and [...]
BLOG: 15 Feb 2018 – I love Vigie Beach
It is not often I write a blog post because a random stranger in the street asks me to – but [...]
BLOG 8 Feb 2018: Street Photography
I don’t do a lot of ‘street photography’ just photographing people in the street, it has never been something that I [...]
BLOG: 2 Feb 2018: Shoot the Moon
The Moon I only have a short blog this week, with information on how to photograph the moon. The [...]
BLOG 30 Jan 2018: Amazon Life
I am finding this blog post a difficult one to write. Not because I don’t know what to write but I [...]
BLOG 22 Jan 2018: Protective Filters
I want to tackle a controversial subject in this week’s blog post. Do you use a protective filter on the front [...]
BLOG 8 Jan 2018 -A “point and shoot” travelogue of Amsterdam
Canals of Amsterdam For this week’s blog/newsletter, I want to talk about my recent visit to Amsterdam. It was [...]
POTD 23 Dec 2017: Nymlith and Clay
This week I thought I would share with you a combined, blog post and POTD (photo of day) post. This is [...]
BLOG 14 Dec 2017: Christmas Inspiration
For this week's blog, I thought I'd do something a little different... and not write a blog. Well, sort of. Instead, [...]