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Representation on the Line, (Un)framing Our Identities
A shot from the opening night of ‘Representation on the Line, (Un)framing Our Identities’ at the Hive in Blackpool, open till the end of Sept 2019.
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Heading South, Reimagined
This was shot at The Lizard, the UK’s most southerly point.
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Rebellion 2019
Shot today at the Rebellion festival in Blackpool.
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Stanley Park, May 2019 (IR) #2
Another shot from our recent trip to Stanley Park, Blackpool, taken with my IR converted Fujifilm X-E2.
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Stanley Park, May 2019 (IR)
Shot in Stanley Park, Blackpool with my IR converted Fujifilm X-E2.
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Buzludzha Monument, Bulgaria (IR) (2018)
The Buzludzha Monument, shot during our 2018 Experience Bulgaria Photo Tour.
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Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria (IR)
Shot during our recent Experience Bulgaria Photo Tour.
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Throwback Thursday #5
Our fifth, and somewhat belated, Throwback Thursday: one of my favourite beachcombing images, taken in 2005.
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Venice Carnival Photo Tour, 2019
Join us on our five-day, six-night Venice Carnival Photo Tour to photograph one of the most colourful, historical, and visually exciting festivals in the world! (February 26th – March 3rd, 2019).
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Experience Bulgaria Photo Tour, 2018
Join us on our six-day, seven-night Experience Bulgaria Photo Tour (August 4th-11th, 2018).
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Throwback Thursday #4
Our fourth Throwback Thursday, based on a shot of Rhowan and Harmony from 2005.
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Throwback Thursday #3
Our third Throwback Thursday post, based on an image from 2013: a shot of Barnhill, a remote house on the Isle of Jura.
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Throwback Thursday #2
Our second Throwback Thursday post, based on an image or Rhowan and Harmony from 2010.
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Throwback Thursday #1
This is the first in a series of Throwback Thursday posts, based on an image shot during our 2012 Venice Carnival Photo Tour.
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No Access!
Shot during a recent one-to-one training session on Blackpool seafront. It was a windy day 🙂
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Happy Halloween, 2017
Never let it be said that the Nightingale family don’t take Halloween seriously 🙂
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Watching the Waves
Shot earlier today on Blackpool seafront. This is a 320s exposure, taken with a Formatt-Hitech 16 stop ND filter.
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In the Shadow of the Tower
Shot today during the second day of a one-to-one training session. This is a 85s exposure, taken with a Formatt-Hitech 16 stop ND filter.
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All at Sea
Shot earlier today during a one-to-one training session. This is a 125s exposure, taken with a Formatt-Hitech 16 stop ND filter.
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Stanley Park #2 (infrared)
Another shot taken with my IR converted X-E2. Again, this was channel swapped in PS but then processed to produce a colder feel than my previous image.
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Stanley Park (infrared)
Shot today on my infrared converted X-E2. I then swapped the channels in Photoshop (hence the blue sky), brightened the shadows, and added some contrast.
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Redeye Academy, 2018: Workshops & Events
Are you looking to improve your skills in photography and develop your creative practice? If so, join us for one of our Redeye Academy workshops in February and March of 2018.
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Porto #1 (Dom Luís I Bridge)
The first of my images from Porto, shot while Anna Gunn and I wandered around the city to prep for my Shoot The Street workshop for the #portophotofest later this week.
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The Art of Black & White Photography, Assignments
Full details regarding ‘The Art of Black & White Photography, Assignments’, our online four-week assignments based class.
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Against Tolerance
I don’t expect much of a response to this one, but there was just something I really liked about the design of the different elements in relation to the red ring of the stop sign. Satisfying.
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Buzludzha #2, 2017
Another shot of the Buzludzha monument, one of the most striking buildings in Bulgaria (This entry also includes a bit of background history on the monument, including a short film detailing its construction).
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Buzludzha, 2017
A shot of the Buzludzha monument, one of the most striking buildings in Bulgaria. Built to commemorate the formation of the Bulgarian socialist movement, it’s now abandoned, neglected, and for the most part ignored.
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Shipka #2, 2017
A shot of the (not quite so) eternal flame at Shipka Monument, originally lit to commemorate the 1877 battle for the Shipka pass: fought between the Russians and Bulgarians and the Ottoman Empire.
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Shipka, 2017
It’s been a while since I posted anything new on the photoblog so I thought I’d add this one: shot last week when we visited the Shipka Monument.
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Fujinon XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR
A brief summary and gallery of images shot with the Fujinon Fujinon XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR, Fujifilm’s telephoto zoom.
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Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR
A brief summary and gallery of images shot with the Fujinon Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR, Fujifilm’s standard zoom.
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Fujinon XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR
A brief summary and gallery of images shot with the Fujinon XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR, one of Fuji’s sharpest portrait lenses.
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Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R
A brief summary and gallery of images shot with the Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R, one of Fuji’s sharpest portrait lenses.
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Fujinon XF 35mm f/2 R WR
A brief summary and gallery of images shot with the Fujinon XF 35mm f/2 R WR, one of the best Fujinon lenses for street photography.
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Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R
A brief summary and gallery of images shot with the Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R, one of the best Fujinon lenses for landscape and architectural photography.
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Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS
A brief summary and gallery of images shot with the Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS, one of the best Fujinon lenses for landscape & architectural photography.
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The Umbrella Girl
Shot in Hong Kong, during the protests in 2014.
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How To Use The Curves Tool: An Introduction
The Curves tool is the most powerful & flexible of Photoshop’s tools, but often the least understood. This article will bring you up to speed.
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Venice Carnival Photo Tour, 2018
Join us on our five-day, six-night Venice Carnival Photo Tour to photograph one of the most colourful, historical, and visually exciting festivals in the world! (February 6th-11th, 2018).
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Wake and Waves
Another shot from our recent Venice Carnival Photo Tour, shot on the way back from Burano.
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Venice Carnival Photo Tour, 2017 #1
Dragging the shutter at dawn. Shot at San Marco, during our Venice Carnival Photo Tour.
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Untitled #2
I’m not entirely sure I can tell you why I like this shot as much as I do, but it’s one of my favourites from our recent trip to Venice.
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Experience Venice Photo Tour, 2016
In October of 2016 Fabio Thian and I took a small group of students to Venice for our three day Experience Venice Photo Tour. Here’s a brief summary of our trip.
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Composition 101
Rules are meant to be broken every once in a while.
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The Decisive Hasselblad
Shot at Salute in Venice, during our 2016 Venice Carnival Photo Tour.
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Hi, Hope You Find This Bag Useful
Shot in Manchester, near Thomas Street in the Northern Quarter.
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One Angel Square
One Angel Square: the head office of the Co-operative Group, and one of the most sustainable large building in Europe.
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Truck Fump
Another shot from my recent street photography workshop for the Redeye Academy. This one was fairly easy to title.
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Untitled #1
The first new image on the new site, taken during a recent street photography workshop for Redeye.
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The Porto Photography Festival, 2017
In September 2017 David presented his Shoot the Street workshop and Creating Dramatic Images masterclass at the inaugural Porto Photography Festival. Fellow instructors included John Stanmeyer, Penny de los Santos, Cradoc Bagshaw, Sara Lando and Norman Maslov.
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Out with the old …
A short post about the history and current status of our ‘old’ photoblog.
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How to Add Dynamic Clipping Warnings in Photoshop
Find out how to add dynamic clipping warnings in Photoshop that will provide you with immediate visual feedback on any shadow, highlight or channel clipping.
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The Art of Black and White Photography
Learn how to create technically optimal and aesthetically stunning black and white images in Photoshop in this 6.5 hour video course.
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Chromasia Reboot / Back End History (2017)
So, here’s where we’re at, and here’s how we got here …