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Long exposure of Leeds cityscape at night, featuring light trails under a brick bridge.

How to Photograph Cityscape at Night: Long Exposure Tips for Stunning Urban Shot

Setting the Scene: Urban Night Photography in Yorkshire As the sun dips below the horizon and the streets of Yorkshire’s bustling cities come alive with twinkling lights, a whole new world of photographic opportunities opens up. Urban night photography in Yorkshire offers a unique chance to capture the essence of our vibrant northern cities in

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Blog, Composition, Leeds, Musings, Photography, Training

Street photography of a person with a bike on a rainy day, taken with an 85mm lens, capturing urban life and wet pavement reflections.

Unlocking the Magic of the 85mm Prime Lens in Street Photography

Mastering Street Photography with the 85mm Prime Lens: A Guide to Using the 85mm Lens for Stunning Shots Direct answer: An 85mm prime lens can work brilliantly for street photography when you want a bit of distance, strong subject separation, and clean framing in busy scenes. In this guide, the Canon 85mm f/1.8 paired with

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Composition Techniques, Equipment and Kit, Leeds, Tips, Training

Photographing Leeds : A Summer Walkaround With Canon R5

Introduction Leeds, with its intricate tapestry of history, modernity, and raw urban life, beckoned to be captured through a distinctive vision. Equipped with my Canon R5 and the new Canon 16-35mm F4L IS lens, I ventured into the heart of Leeds, eager to blend the city’s vibrant stories with vintage aesthetics. The Photography Technique Delving

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Architecture, Blog, Discussion, Leeds, Photography, Travel, Yorkshire

The Surreal World of Ultra Long Exposures

Tilt Shift and 15 Stops… I always thought 10 stops was more than enough to create surreal exposures, but discovered the Nisi 15 stop filter (which multiplies your exposure time by 32000) and found a whole new world of experimentation. To test the filter on front of the 24mm tilt Shift lens and went for

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Drone Virtual Tours…

An Accidental Find So I was looking for a way to host and view 360-degree photos taken with my DJI mini 2 drone found this virtual tours software which allows you to upload many 360-degree photographs and then navigate around from photo to photo. How it’s done The way I created this was to let

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Blog, Business, Commercial, DRONE, Leeds

Leeds Pubs in Lockdown

Leeds always had a thriving hospitality sector packed with innovative bars, traditional boozers and amazing restaurants. I’ve been part of the scene by probably drinking a little bit too much in many of these places, and also photographing quite a lot of food and drinks for bars, restaurants and hotels over the years. I even

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Leeds, Musings, Photography, Travel, Yorkshire

Temple – Leeds – The New Holbeck!

A new name for Holbeck Here is a video version, with the words spoken… or carry on to see the photos and read it for yourself. The area south of Leeds station has been rebranded “Temple Leeds”, probably because of “Temple works”, an iconic Mill building in the style of an Egyptian temple. Previously this

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Architecture, Industrial, Leeds

Storm Brewing in Leeds

Having I watched the most amazing spring from my garden during lockdown it seems a little bit unfair that the weather in June is dreadful for photography…. But one day last week the sky look like it was about to erupt at any second so I took the gamble of going into Leeds to see

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Architecture, Blog, Leeds, Photography, Yorkshire

10 “Must SEE Leeds Photo” Areas for Photographers

If you’re planning a trip to photograph Leeds, you might be wondering which locations offer the best photography opportunities. With a city as vibrant and historic as Leeds, there’s no shortage of captivating spots. The city offers a mixture of modern architecture and heritage sites, providing a wealth of visual diversity for any photographer. While

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Locked Down Leeds

9 weeks into lockdown and I finally decided to take my daily allocated exercise by walking around the city centre of Leeds. I had been putting it off because I didn’t really want to upset and overstretched police force or get a fine! I expected in the early lock-down weeks, it’d be desolate, 9 weeks

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