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03 Jan 2011

Night Photography Beginners Guide, Part 1: Choosing a Camera

I’m often asked about the techniques and equipment I use to create my night photographs. Most enquirers assume it involves lots of expensive equipment. It doesn’t have to. This first chapter in the series is aimed at the absolute beginner;  the person who possibly doesn’t even own a camera yet. I’m going back to the place I was at in early December 2009; no digital camera,  no experience of night photography, no clue how my attempts would turn out but […]

27 Dec 2010
Future Ruin, scarista, isle of harris

The Flying Monk Blog is launched!

THE FLYING MONK BLOG IS LAUNCHED! Making use of the xmas holiday to create this brand new blog. It’ll take time to fill up the various sections and categories but I had to start somewhere! All the best to everyone for the coming year.  

26 Dec 2010

Welcome to the Flying Monk Blog!

WELCOME TO THE BLOG! A forum to discuss night photography, light painting and other techniques used to create dramatic, eye-catching images in low light conditions. I’m also going to look at other styles of photography, including long exposure daylight shots, HDR, star trails and off-camera flash. In addition to the techniques and equipment used, I’ll also cover post processing and the whole process in going from camera to print. Stay tuned while I populate the various sections of the blog […]