Lucy And The Lens

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  • Photo Challenge Friday Week 15: Be Gross

    It’s Friday and It’s time for this week’s photo challenge. For this week in week 15 I did another challenge from Be A Super Awesome Photographer by Henry Carroll. Week 15’s challenge is Be Gross. This means photographing things that you would normally find in the rubbish or picking up rocks or rotted wood in…

  • Studio Lighting: Tips

    I have my own studio lights and also access to a studio at UCLAN (University of Central Lancashire) as I do my freelance work from there. So, I’ve been reading books, blogs and googling techniques on how to light a subject. Here are some tips I have acquired about studio lighting from the book lighting…

  • Photo Challenge Friday Week 14: Photo Message

    Hi it’s that time of the week again. For Week 14 I did a challenge from Photocrafty: 75 Creative Camera Projects For You And Your Digital SLR by Sue Venables. This weeks challenge was Photo Message which is to write photo messages on a whiteboard and share them with people which I did for 7…

  • Photo Challenge Friday Week 13: Make A Scene

    It’s Friday and You know what that means it’s photo challenge day. Last week I set my week 13 challenge which was another challenge from be a Super Awesome Photographer called Make A Scene. For this challenge I used toys and other objects as props to create a scene. Henry says to use a lamp…

  • 5 Photography Blogs Every Photographer Must Read

    DIY Photography DIY Photography shows you have to do a variety of photography related projects. At the moment its highlighting people who are finding clever ways to photograph in Isolation. Digital Photography School This is the blog where you can guarantee to find anything you need. There’s Camera and photography product reviews, tutorials and tips…

  • Photoshop Quick Fixes for Beginners: Sharpening Images and Black And White Conversion

    Typically when taking photos on my mobile I use the mobile version of photoshop (photoshop express) when editing. The first thing I do when editing quickly is a quick 35% sharpen of my image as this amount is what I find pushes the image just enough. Then I auto expose my image but usually change…

  • Photo Challenge Friday Week 11: See Things Differently

    It’s Friday and I’m back to show you how this weeks challenge went. So Last week I set my week 11 challenge which is See Things Differently from Be A Super Awesome Photographer by Henry Carroll. This challenge is about taking ordinary things and seeing them in a new light. For Example, a vacuum could…

  • Photo Challenge Friday: Week 9 and 10: Organic Shapes And Pretend You’re A Dog

    Welcome back to my first new post for the Photo Challenge Friday Segment. Today I’m bringing back Photo Challenge Friday where every Friday I will be setting myself a new photography challenge which I have a week to complete. You may or may not remember that my week 9 challenge was to photograph Organic Shapes,…

  • Portrait Nights At PPS

    I think the first step to learn things you didn’t already know about photography is to join a society to meet other photographers like mine. It’s my fifth year at Preston Photographic society and I’d like to talk about one of the aspects of the society that I really enjoy which is the Portrait Nights.…

  • What Should You Photograph With A Wide-Angle Lens?

    As you may know from my previous posts or my FAQ page, I have seven lenses. Today I am going to write about the wide-angle lens and after this post throughout a long period of time, I am hoping to do a series of these for each of my lenses. There is no right or…