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Lowepro Photosport 200AW Review

2012-04-22T09:41:23+00:00

Ever since my early days of photography, I have dreamed of the ultimate photo adventure backpack, a hybrid photo bag with the comfort and design of a walker’s rucksack. Just like you, ideally I need a range of bags, for different reasons and activities. The remarkable ThinkTank Streetwalker Pro is my everyday tardis; compact, understated and unbelievably it can hold two bodies and six lenses. Yet for day hiking, or more adventurous activities, there has never been a product to suit.

Light and Land Bluebells Workshop

2012-04-22T09:07:28+00:00

Light and Land are running a bluebells workshop in Micheldever Woods this weekend for a one day riot of colour. We’ll be shooting dawn and throughout the day in this remarkable location, using the light as it changes throughout the day.

Light and Land Northern Lights Aurora Workshop - Part 2

2012-03-21T23:40:33+00:00

Off to a frozen lake and more…

Light and Land Northern Lights Aurora Workshop - all systems go.

2012-03-19T17:24:05+00:00

Antony and I are off for the last trip of this season, shooting the northern lights in Norway with leading workshop company Light and Land

Photographing and Processing Infrared Images

2012-03-19T10:02:30+00:00

Once you have bought an infrared filter, or converted a camera to Infrared, how do you process the images? This short tutorial will explain all…

Back to Norway for another Northern Lights Photography Workshop

2012-03-04T21:49:49+00:00

Well we’re off again. I have barely landed when I am back off to Norway for the second of three Northern Lights workshops before the end of March. Exciting? Absolutely and here’s why…

Photographing Architecture in Singapore

2012-03-04T20:21:20+00:00

A house swap with a good friend turned into a trip of a lifetime photographing in Singapore and then into Kuala Lumpur. A dual city of steel and glass that became one of the most inspiring photo trips to date. Here are seven new images with accompanying text…

Welcome to the new www.davidclapp.co.uk v3.0

2012-01-12T10:07:39+00:00

Welcome to the all new www.davidclapp.co.uk v3.0. It’s been hard graft, but its finally complete. Click on the video for a brief look around the new site and to explain some background thinking and also to showcase some of the new features. The clip works in HD, so try full screen too (this only works by watching it on the Vimeo wesbite sadly). Video blogging and digital tutorials are something that will start to feature a lot more on the website.

Using the Sigma 85mm for Macro

2012-01-10T14:36:32+00:00

Ever considered using an 85mm lens for portraits? Of course you have. What about landscapes? Well perhaps… how about macro? After buying a set of Kenko extension tubes a few years ago, I began to experiment with all my optics and the effect they had on them.

DIY Sharpness Tests - Sigma 85mm f1.4

2012-01-10T14:14:10+00:00

There has been a lot of posts on my Twitter feed the last couple of days regarding the remarkable Sigma 50mm f1.4, with questions about its sharpness and vignetting mainly. I thought I would post the results of its bigger brother, the Sigma 85mm f1.4, to follow onto my last post. I shot a few test images up on the moors when teaching a 1-2-1 workshop which I thought I would share.