Once upon a time it mattered to the pilots of the civil airliners how much weight they had on board their planes. Those were the days of the early Handley Page, Ford, and Junkers planes. The days of wicker airline seats and walking out to...
Like the nose you need not pick, the fight you need not pick is a dark place, best avoided. This can be difficult for photographers when the manufacturers of cameras would like you to become passionate about something. In most cases, the passion they would...
Every so often the winds of change drop upon the great Ocean Of Photography and the trade seems to float bobbing and becalmed. It is a challenging time for writers, and we have to draw upon hidden reserves of hyperbole to get the vessel moving...
Or you might be rich enough to afford a bigger one - after all, the makers of professional monitor screens go all the way up to 27 or 31 inches. And the bigger ones make fancier colours...
I always approach products with the name “ Gitzo “ on them with respect. As much for the engineering and design as for the sales tag. They are never badly made nor cheaply priced. The firm may have undergone a number of administrative changes since...
The business of camera carriage can be a very solemn and technical subject...
The purpose of a museum is to allow you to muse. Of course you can muse in other places too - but eventually someone comes along banging on the door and asks you how much longer you're going to be in there...
We’ve all seen the Russian Matryoshka doll - those cute little wooden toys that nest one hollow girl inside another in an ever-smaller succession. Some take it as a metaphor for life, or society, or whatever - I just think it is a great idea...
And it can be particularly peeving if you have the good, but find the better...
At least do it in a dignified manner. And if you insist upon taking selfie photographs with your action camera or your mobile phone, do it with a decent selfie stick. Do not rely upon the novelty jobs sold at the airport stalls. The last...