MARCUS MCADAM

Mastering Depth of Field - Part 2 of 3

Welcome to Part 2 of my depth of field tutorial. In Part 1 we looked at circles of confusion and how the size of the aperture influences these. We also learnt that essentially there really isn’t such a thing as depth of field, as only objects on a single plane can ever be truly sharp. Depth of field is really just an individual perception which changes depending on the enlargement of the image and the distance it is viewed from - something no depth of field chart or app will ever take into account.

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Mastering Depth of Field - Part 1 of 3

If there is one element of photography which is misunderstood, then it has to be depth of field. Thinking you understand something, but misunderstanding it, is worse than not understanding it all at, as you end up using settings and techniques which are probably doing the opposite to your intentions.

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Lighting up the landscape

What could be better than capturing a photo with a trillion stars above one of our own planet’s epic landscapes? Astro photography can be a tricky genre to tackle, not least because it involves getting up in the middle of the night. Having just returned from one of the best astro photography locations in the world, I thought I would share a few tips and techniques for anyone wanting to give it a go.

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Love is in the Air

By Harry Martin

High winds and heavy rain; the tail end of Storm Doris. Not the ideal weather forecast you want to see when you’re planning an eagle photography workshop. A glimmer of hope started to present itself however, and with some enthusiastic customers in the form of Paul & Mike, we agreed it was worthy of our effort to get out onto one of Skye’s beautiful ridge lines in search of Scotland’s most iconic bird of prey - the golden eagle. 

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