Hello!!!!

[Thomas brookes]

Yet another Worcesterite!! Pretty much starting out (don't have a camera yet) so the tips page will come in very handy, and I will be pestering you all no doubt!
I live and work in Worcester and am a keen phonetographer, taking opportunistic photographs on my iPhone and using the various editing apps with great results. Looking forward to the challenges of a real camera now!

 

[Hamish Gill]

HI TOM

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Welcome Tom - seems to be a hot bed of photography in the Worcester area!

 

[Hamish Gill]

people around me see what im doing and achieving and just aspire to be like me ... what can i say .... HAHAHAHAHAAA

 

[Thomas brookes]

Oh hamish tut tut!!

 

[Hamish Gill]

hehe you knows it makes sense

i really hope people round these parts have got to know me well enough to know that that is a joke

 

[Pete Askew]

Or is that the real reason you have resorted to sneaking around after dark with Dan?!!

And welcome aboard Tom. Looking forward to seeing some dark and moody shots.

 

[Pete Askew]

Hi Tom,

I've just spotted the rest of the 18 shots you popped in your gallery taken with the D7000 and I must congratulate you as there are some great shots in there. I'm really looking forward to seeing more and it makes me feel even more guilty that I haven't been shooting so much over the last few weeks and, when I have, not getting them processed!!

 

[Thomas brookes]

thank you pete that means alot. yeah im happy with some of them others i wanted more out of them but am only coming to grips with lightroom and im yet to venture in to photo shop! just out of interest what ones did you like? so i can get an idea of what im doing right ha ha.

 

[Pete Askew]

Hi Tom,

I especially like the monochrome / toned images and the lock gate. I'm keen on darker styles in photography so these ones match my own aesthetic more. For the same reason I liked the birds shot etc. Looking forward to seeing some more. Check out the 300 pre-sets - I think you'll like them (http://mikelao.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/lightroom-300-presets-download/).

 

[Thomas brookes]

Ohhh cool !!!! Awesome can't wait to get home and have a play !! Thanks mate yeah I love dark images I'm just getting to grips with not doing to much I do tend to over do it, think that's all part if the learning curve knowing when it's right and leaving it!

 

[Kathleen Chambers]

hi tom, welcome your like me in the same boat aswell yourself but have a camera only a small one i have olympus it'l do for now i dont know if anyone else can tell me this but does a good digital camera like the one i have take good macro? i reckon it does from the close ups ive taken but some tips and advise would be great.

 

[Thomas brookes]

Hey again. Yeah I have got a big boys dslr now (nikon d7000) and some times I wish for the simplicity of the Iphone.....but I think I'm picking it all up pretty quickly I saved for almost a year for mine meanwhile like yourself using a smaller camera to build what i feel essential skills like composition and getting the "eye" for a good snap. as far as I'm aware ( I don't know much about macro) for really good close ups you can buy specific macro lenses, all depending on if you have interchangeable lends.think your Olympus will take good macro but if you really wanted to get into it and count the hairs on a spiders moustach I would seriously concider investing in a dslr with a good macro lens The only stuff I have picked up is from the specialist & macro photography forums on here have a look some amazing photos check out alistair Campbells post "extreme macro" stunning!! The only tip I can really give you is when I used to take pics on my IPhone holding a strong magnifying glass over a subject and taking the shot through that used to work a treat!!!