Melissa Mercier: Perfectly Private – 23

November 7, 2012 by  
Filed under Experience

It's the time of the year to start growing Paperwhites. I am such admirer of these beautiful and delicately aromatic flowers. It is so simple to grow Narcissus bulbs. All you need is: Bulbs Pebbles Vase Water Enjoy the step by step photos below. Ciao Melissa Equipment: – 1 Hasselblad 500 – 1 Phase One [...]

John Dominick: 48 hours on the Jurassic Coast

September 28, 2011 by  
Filed under Photography Basics, Stretch Yourself

I live about two hours drive from a designated World Heritage Site known as the “Jurassic Coast”. The geologists amongst you will know that I speak of a near 100 mile stretch of coastline running from Dorset to Devon in the UK that offers easy access to rocks and cliffs spanning 180 million years of [...]

John Dominick: Lead-in lines for stronger landscape compositions

May 17, 2011 by  
Filed under Composition, Photography Basics

It’s usually considered that landscape photography is a fairly serene and relaxing pastime, which of course it generally is. However most of us have found ourselves confronted with a stunning scene and struggled to compose an image that does justice to the beauty unfolding before us. On more than one occasion I’ve found myself frantically [...]