Gary Holpin
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5 reasons why your dedicated camera is still better than your smart phone camera!
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Gary Holpin
- Nov 24
- 4 min
Exposure compensation; a beginner's guide
What is exposure compensation in photography and why might you use it? Find out in this blog!
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Gary Holpin
- Nov 24
- 3 min
Why 'expose to the right' in photography?
Exposing to the right is a term that you might have heard of, but what does it actually mean, and why does it matter?
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Gary Holpin
- Oct 11
- 4 min
An introduction to White Balance
You may have seen White Balance on your camera menu but do you know what it is? This blog explains all!
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Gary Holpin
- Sep 18
- 5 min
A beginner's guide to Milky Way photography!
Taking photos of the Milky Way can be tricky, so here are some tips to get your started!
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Gary Holpin
- Sep 18
- 5 min
Key camera settings & what they do!
An introduction to some of your key camera settings and what they do!
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Gary Holpin
- Aug 31
- 3 min
What are graduated ND filters... and why I never use them!
Many beginners have a set of graduated ND filters - but here are the reasons why I never use them and recommend you don't!
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Gary Holpin
- Aug 25
- 5 min
Getting started with Lightroom Classic
Some tips on getting started with editing your photos using Adobe Lightroom
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Gary Holpin
- Aug 14
- 6 min
A beginners' guide to ISO in photography
An explanation of what ISO is in photography and how it can be used.
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Gary Holpin
- Aug 10
- 5 min
A beginners' guide to Depth of Field
Depth of field is a key to creativity in many forms of photography, but do you understand how to create the background blur that you want?
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Gary Holpin
- Jul 27
- 7 min
10 ingredients of great landscape photos part 10 - be lucky!
The last in the ten part series on how to take great landscape photos
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Gary Holpin
- Jul 19
- 4 min
10 ingredients of great landscape photos part 9 - visual journeys
Ten ingredients of great landscape photos - part 9 discusses how to create visual journeys to make your photos more appealing
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Gary Holpin
- Jul 17
- 10 min
Tips for sunset photography (guest blog!)
This is a guest blog, written by fellow drone photographer, Andy Morley (www.stratosdrones.co.uk)
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Gary Holpin
- Jul 13
- 5 min
10 ingredients of great landscape photos part 8 - ensure balance
Part 8 of a 10 part series on how to take great landscape photos, from professional Devon photographer, Gary Holpin Photography
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Gary Holpin
- Jul 5
- 5 min
10 ingredients of great landscape photos part 7 - embrace simplicity
Part 7 of a 10 part series on how to take great landscape photos, from professional Devon photographer, Gary Holpin Photography
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Gary Holpin
- Jun 15
- 6 min
10 ingredients of great landscape photos part 6 - post processing
A blog on the ten ingredients of great landscape photos; part 6 - the importance of post processing
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Gary Holpin
- Jun 8
- 6 min
10 ingredients of great landscape photos part 5 - plan ahead
Ten ingredients of great landscape photos - part 5 discusses the importance of planning to help you capture great shots
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Gary Holpin
- May 30
- 6 min
10 ingredients of great landscape photos part 4 - learn how to use your camera
Ten ingredients of great landscape photos - part 4 discusses what you need to know to unlock the power of your camera
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Gary Holpin
- May 26
- 7 min
10 ingredients of great landscape photos part 3 - understand light
The third part of my ten ingredient model to great landscape photos - understanding light
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Gary Holpin
- May 19
- 5 min
10 ingredients of a great landscape photo part 2 - composition
The second part of my ten ingredient model to great landscape photos - understanding composition
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