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Setting yourself a challenge

Now that I'm unable to get out and about as often as I used to for my photography, I've found it increasingly important to actively set a challenge for myself. I love photography - the process, the equipment, the satisfaction of a photograph well taken - but without having something in place to make me pick up my camera, it would languish within the camera bag. Picture info: Lumix GH4, Voigtlander f/0.95 17.5mm ISO1000, f/8, 1/2000 sec I got around this last year by setting myself a Photo 52 challenge which, as you may have guessed, means taking a photo a week. I'd undertaken a Photo 365 in 2014 (results here ), but thanks to my busy work and increasingly-busy home life, I just knew that I know longer had the time to dedicate to another one. It was tricky enough without a family! Picture info: Lumix GH4, Voigtlander f/0.95 17.5mm ISO200, f/1.2, 1/8000 sec Not only does a challenge make you get your camera out, it also makes you look for shots. And not just the

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! I've been meaning to write about my experiences with photography for a while, and finally, ten years after starting, I've put figurative pen to paper. The spark of photography hit me in September 2008 when I traveled to China for two weeks. Before going, I decided that I probably needed to take something a bit more capable than my trusty Olympus μ 700 - and so bought a secondhand Lumix FZ50 from a work mate. Picture info: Lumix GH1, LUMIX G VARIO 14-140 @ 48mm, ISO100, f/5.6, 2 sec At the time, I had no clue about aperture, shutter-speed or ISO, had only heard of dynamic range in passing, and metering was a dark art best not talked about. I effectively jumped into what was, at the time, a trip of a lifetime with a new camera and no idea how to properly utilise it. What do I mean? Well, my perfectly capable bridge-camera was hamstrung by the idiot behind it, who for reason known only to himself never reviewed the manual beforehand. And hence travell