Entries by Richard Olpin

Guidance for Security Personnel

In recent years there have been numerous reports of heavy handed security guards hassling photographers for taking photographs in public places.  The fact is, you have the right to photograph anything you like if you are in a public place, including people, vehicles, buildings etc.  so unless you are on private property said security have […]

Why you should use a Circular Polariser

Here’s another before/after example illustrating the obvious benefits of using a circular polariser in Landscape Photography.. Move the slider to the left to reveal the ‘before’ image.. If you’re looking to buy a polariser, in my opinion you can’t beat the ones made by B+W. I use their top-end ‘Kaesmann’ filter, which isn’t cheap but […]

Noir

Had a lovely day out today down in Clevedon with my friend Arleta. Took a few snaps while I was there and thought I’d do something a little more stylised for a change..  

Lightroom 4 Preview..

Very excited that Adobe have released the beta of Lightroom 4 into the wild today, with huge improvements.. Just a few of the new features (as described by Adobe Labs): [hr] For the development of this latest release, we’ve focused on further maximizing image quality and expanding output options. New tools let you extract more […]

Time for a freshen up..

I figured it was time I actually got around to sprucing the site up a bit, especially as this year I’m planning to develop the photography business further. I really wasn’t happy with the way the galleries looked on my previous site, mainly as I always felt frustrated by the way the automatically generated thumbnails […]