abandoned buildings 152–5, 157
abstract images 44–5, 73, 83, 87, 106–7
Adobe Camera Raw 97
Adobe InDesign 92, 93
Adobe Photoshop 47, 97
and abstract images 44
Diffuse Glow 95, 97
and montage 72–3
and scanned images 112, 113
Adobe Photoshop CS3 33
Adobe Camera Raw 97
Photomerge 130, 131
Alnmouth, Northumberland 43, 95, 97, 107
angle of light 114
angle of view 91, 121
aperture 48–9, 69, 91
architectural photography 2, 10–13, 21, 35, 48, 53, 55, 61, 68, 74–5, 78–9, 90, 94–5, 98–9, 114–15, 118, 121, 127, 144–5, 157
see also abandoned buildings
Arnol Blackhouse, Isle of Lewis 148
Athy 71
Bambrugh Castle, Northumberland 127
beaches 43, 106–7, 130–1
Big Ben, London 78
black and white 7, 16–17, 30, 53–4, 60–1
architectural shots 2, 10, 12–13
and the Lomo LC-A 66–9
and low light levels 74–6
and pinhole cameras 89
and reflections 83
and shape 117
and shooting sand 106
and shooting stormy weather 127
blue 22, 23, 72
blur 14–15
Blyth Pier, Northumberland 53, 89, 141
Borrowdale, Lake District 31
bracketing 140
brackets 129
Brandenburg, Jim 70
Bridge of Sighs, Venice 90
brushes 17
Bryce Canyon, Utah 27, 62
Butt of Lewis 130
Callanish, Isle of Lewis 24–5, 96
carnivals 38–9, 151
Casablanca, Morocco 115
Chapman, Chris 71
Charles De Gaulle Airport 12
Chefchaouen, Morocco 50, 79, 144–5
close-ups 30–1, 49, 147
clouds 61, 64, 96, 124–7
coastal scenes 5–6, 26–9, 31, 64–5, 76–7, 82, 91, 102–7, 125–6, 128, 130–1, 136–41, 156
coating media 16–19
colour 20–3, 47
casts 88
cool 117
desaturation 97, 113
false 98
series 72
and shape 116–16
symbolism 22–3
temperature 79, 106, 138–40
warm 117
compact cameras 86–7
composition 64, 106–7
and abstract images 44
keeping it simple 60–1
and pinhole cameras 89, 91
and reflections 82
and scale 108–9
and shape 116, 117
for toy cameras 146
triptych 135
contrast 47, 116
and dawn light 28
and infrared images 97
range 32–5
converging verticals 11
Cosona, Tuscany 153
cross-polarization 83
Crossed Winds Rule 125
Cuba 40, 52, 55, 80, 92–3, 118, 121, 142–4
Dartmoor, Devon 28–9, 71
dawn 24–9, 62, 82, 136–40
Deep, The, Hull 12–13
defocusing 14
depth creation 108–9
depth-of-field 64
and differential focusing 48–9
and pinhole cameras 91
and vertical panoramas 156, 157
Derwentwater, Lake District 30, 56–7, 76
deserts 21, 116, 145, 152
detail 35, 54–5
differential focusing 48–9
domestic projects 46–7
doors 118
Dubai 10
Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland 128
dusk 12, 62–5, 136–40
eBay 50, 67, 148, 150
electromagnetic scale 94
Embleton Bay, Northumberland 82
exposure
and coastal images 140–1
and compact cameras 87
and food photography 41
and HDR imaging 33–4, 35
and infrared images 97, 99
and the Lomo Actionsampler 42, 43
and the Lomo LC-A 69
long 74, 76–7, 79, 88–90, 136, 138–41, 148
and ND filters 76–7
overexposure 140
perfect 140
and pinhole cameras 88, 89–90, 141
and reflections 82
and shaking cameras 15
and toy cameras 144, 145
underexposure 82, 90
and water shots 57
eyes 36, 39
festivals 38–9, 151
film
35mm 69
infrared 94
instant integral 50–1
for the Lomo Actionsampler 42
filters
coloured 21–2
for compact cameras 87
compensating for bad lighting with 30–1
infrared (IR) cut-off 95
infrared-transmitting 94, 95, 96, 99
on toy cameras 147
warm-ups 31
see also ND grad filters; polarizing filters
flare 115
flowers 21, 49, 91, 110–13, 134–5
focal length
and differential focusing 48–9
and minimalist shots 61
and pinhole cameras 91
and scale 109
focus 14
and differential focusing 48–9
and the Lomo LC-A 69
and toy cameras 144
and twin-lens reflex cameras 149
fogging 147
food photography 40–1
foreshortening effect 40
form, and shadow 114
Fuji GX617 film camera 129, 130, 157
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear 99
Gitzo levelling base 131
Glencoe, Highlands 91
graffiti 80–1
graphic images 44–5, 73, 87
Grasmere, Lake District 61, 144, 150
green 20, 23
greyscale conversion 35
harbours 21
Hasselblad Xpan 128, 129, 157
Havana, Cuba 52, 80, 121, 142–3
HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging 32–5, 155
historical records, photos as 70–1
Holga toy cameras 92–3, 142–7
iconic photography 54
infrared photography 8, 75, 94–9
InkAID 16–19
instant photography 6–8, 50–3, 134
interior shots 32, 35, 46–7, 86, 148, 152–3, 155
Internet 132
Isle of Eigg 104, 106
Isle of Harris 30, 64–5, 130–1, 138–9
Isle of Lewis 24–7, 30–2, 35, 56, 64–5, 75–7, 91, 96, 126–7, 148–9, 154–5
Isle of Scalpay 35
isolation shots 48–9
Italy 29, 55, 91, 94, 96, 98, 115, 134–5, 152–3
Jpeg mode 97
Kolmanskop, Namibia 152, 157
Laig Bay, Isle of Eigg 106
Leaning Tower of Pisa 55
lenses 36
50mm prime 120–1
macro 40–1, 48–9, 59
Minitar 1 69
protection from water 59
for toy cameras 143, 144, 147
for twin-lens reflex cameras 149, 150, 151
see also telephoto lenses; telezoom lenses; wide-angle lenses
light trails 78
light-sensitive liquid emulsion 16
lightboxes 41
lighting
in abandoned buildings 153–5
and abstract images 44
angle of light 114
bad/dull 30–1, 57, 74–7, 88, 124–6
coloured 21–2
crossover 78–9
and domestic projects 47
and food photography 41
and infrared photography 98–9
and night photography 78–9
and panoramas 128
and pinhole cameras 90
and shadow 114–15
and shape 116
and shooting architecture 12–13
and shooting rocks 105
sunrises 21, 24–9, 57
sunsets 21, 57, 62–5
and walls 80
and water shots 57, 58
see also infrared photography; metering
Lindisfarne, Northumberland 108–9
Lloyds Building, London 10, 11, 12
locations 11, 31, 70–1, 137
Lock Ba, Scotland 58
Lomo Actionsampler 42–3
Lomo LC-A 66–9
lomography 66–9
Lomography Society 42, 66
London 10, 54, 78
long-term projects 70–1
Lubitel TLR 151
Lucigano D’Asso, Tuscany 98
Lulu 93
macro lenses 40–1, 48–9, 59
Mamiya C220 148–50
Mamiya Paramenda 150
Mangersta, Isle of Lewis 75
mannequins 119
markets 21, 40–1, 132
Marrakech, Morocco 115, 132–3, 157
Marsden Bay, Tyne and Wear 28–9
metering
and the Lomo LC-A 69
and night photography 79
and reflections 82
and toy cameras 144
Minihan, John 71
minimalism 60–1
mist 29, 61, 136–7, 150
Mittens, The, Monument Valley, Utah 128–9
mobile phone cameras 84–5
montage 72–3
Monument Valley, Utah 63, 128–9
Moo Minicards 72–3
Morocco 40, 50, 79, 116, 118–20, 144–5
motion photography 42–3, 56–7, 78, 88
murals 80–1
Murano, Italy 151
ND grad filters 28, 31, 64
and coastal shots 140–1
difficulties of using 77
and exposure 76–7
and HDR imaging 35
and low light levels 75, 76–7, 125, 140–1
and night photography 79
and pinhole cameras 90
and Polaroids 51
and reflections 82
solid 141
and water shots 57, 58
night photography 11, 12, 78–9
nodal point 129
noise 79
overexposure 140
Paignton, Devon 145
pan 15
panoramic photography 128–31, 134–5, 144–5
rollfilm cameras 157
rotational cameras 157
vertical 156–7
paper, coating 16–19
parallax error 129, 149–50
Paris 54, 55
patterns 80–1, 100–1
pebbles 16, 102–4, 134, 139, 150
see also rocks
perspective 57, 91, 106, 109
photo blogs 122–3
photobook services 93
Photomatrix Pro 33, 34
Photoshop see Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Photoshop CS3
Pienza, Tuscany 91
pinhole cameras 8, 88–91, 141
Pisa, Italy 55, 115
Point Hotel, Edinburgh 53
polarizing filters 31
and compact cameras 87
and cross-polarization 83
and pinhole cameras 90
and shooting sand 106
and shooting wet rocks 103
and water shots 57, 58
polarizing gel 83
Polaroid cameras 6–8, 50–3, 134
Porth Nanven, Cornwall 103, 105, 139
portraits 18–19, 33, 36–9, 42–3, 48, 52, 68–9, 96, 98, 120–1, 133, 135, 144, 151
predawn glow 25
Print on Demand (POD) services 92–3
project themes 118–19
protective coatings 19
publishing work 92–3
Rabat, Morocco 115
rain 59, 103, 126–7
range, contrast 32–5
RAW capture, and compact cameras 87
RAW files
and HDR imaging 33–4, 35
and infrared images 97
red 22, 23
reflections 57–8, 82–3
reflectors 41, 47
rocks 102–5, 126, 136–41, 156
see also pebbles
Rumbling Kern, Northumberland 109, 125
safety considerations 39, 79, 140, 155
Sage, The, Gateshead 10–11
Sahara Desert 116, 145
St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall 88
Salford Quays, Manchester 157
sand 106–7
Sandymouth, Cornwall 103, 104–5, 136–7, 156
Santorini, Italy 61, 114, 116, 117
scale 108–9
scanners 52, 110–13
seasons 28–9
Seilebost, Isle of Harris 130–1
self-portraits 43
Selfridges Building, Birmingham 11, 13
shade 80
shadows 114–15
shaking technique 15
shapes 46, 47, 116–17
sharpness 14
shutter speed
and the Lomo LC-A 69
and shooting rain 127
slow 14–15, 56–7
signatures 72–3
silhouettes 117
simplicity 60–1
size recognition 108–9
skies 61
see also clouds
slide film 42
slide projectors 41, 115
Sony Cybershot 86
spot meters, hand-held 140
square pictures 148–51
standard lenses 36
stone circles 24–5
storms 125, 127
sun
shooting into the 126
see also lighting
sunrises 21, 24–9, 57
sunsets 21, 57, 62–5
surreal images 33, 35
Taransay 70, 71, 103, 105, 150
telephoto lenses 121
and differential focusing 48
and minimalist shots 61
and pattern capture 100–1
and pebbles 139
and rain 127
and scale 109
and shape 117
and shooting architecture 11
and water shots 57, 58
telezoom lenses 121
and abstract images 44
and detail 54
and differential focusing 48
and food photography 40
and minimalist shots 61
and pattern capture 100
and portraits 36
and shape 117
and shooting sand 106
and water shots 57
texture 80–1, 102–3, 106, 114–15
themes
for photo blogs 123
for projects 118–19
Thors’ Hammer, Bryce Canyon, Utah 27
tidal zones 104, 106
tides 137–8, 140
Tiff files 97
time, recording the passage of 70–1, 74
Tolsta, Isle of Lewis 76–7
torches 41
toy cameras 6, 92–3, 142–7
travel photography 132–3
Trebarwith Strand, Cornwall 140–1
trees 7, 28–9, 48, 79, 96
see also woodland
trespassing 155
Trinidad, Cuba 52, 144
tripods 79, 89, 99, 129, 131
triptych 134–5
troubleshooting 30–1
Tuscany 29, 91, 94, 96, 98, 134–5, 152–3
twin-lens reflex (TLR) cameras 148–51
underexposure 82, 90
urban scenes 20, 59, 114–15, 132–3, 158–9
see also architectural photography
Val D’Orcia, Tuscany 29
vehicles 14–15, 17, 78, 87–8, 121, 142
Venice 54, 59, 60, 90
Carnival 38–9, 151
vertical images 156–7
verticals, converging 11
view, angle of 91, 121
viewfinders 148–9
Vitaleta, Tuscany 94
walls 80–1
Warkworth Castle 124
water scenes 5–6, 20, 26–31, 56–61, 64–5, 74–9, 82–3, 88–91, 124–6, 128, 130–1, 136–41, 150, 156
waterfalls 56
weather
bad/dull 102–3, 105–6
and coastal scenes 138–40
guides to filming in 30–1, 124–7
and infra red photography 99
and minimalist projects 60–1
and night photography 78–9
and sunsets 64
and water shots 58–9
good
and infra red photography 98–9
and water shots 58
weather forecasting 125
white balance 140
custom 95
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear 98
wide-angle lenses 121, 156
and portraits 36
and scale 109
and twin-lens reflex cameras 150
and water shots 57, 58
woodland 31, 98
see also trees
yellow 21, 23
Zanzibar 18, 41, 55
Zero Image 90