A few months back Oliver and I created a non-fiction book club with some of our friends who, like us, are of an entrepreneurial persuasion. Last month we read ‘Happy’ by Derren Brown – a book I would never have considered reading, had it not been strongly recommended to me, and I wanted…
It’s been a few weeks since our last Brotography lesson. The main reason for this is because I had to take a little time off to turn 30. It wasn’t that I needed time to come to terms with it, but simply the celebrations lasted slightly longer than usual and my wife, siblings (and…
It’s incredibly easy to only take photos of exactly what’s in front of you. You literally just push a button. And whilst we all enjoy an easy life, we can often miss opportunities for a better photo because we don’t want to feel awkward about moving someone into a better position, or you’re simply…
For this post we went on a “light walk”. Not a casual stroll, but a seven-mile trek across the Brecon Beacons to discuss light! Here we take a look at some simple techniques for taking better photos outside, with a basic understanding of the difference between hard light and soft light and the effect…
In the words of Maria Von Trapp “Let’s start at the very beginning. A very good place to start”. As a complete novice taking photos, I was consistently making some simple mistakes that were easily corrected, once I was told what they were. Now, because of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon (when the thing you’ve just noticed,…
Why is the whole world obsessed with taking photos but very few people do anything to improve the quality of their pictures? Well… I’ve discovered three key reasons: People don’t realise the dramatic improvement that can be made to the quality of their photos, with a few simple techniques Why should you care?…
