tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791252468482697692011-12-06T19:42:25.286ZA lazy guide to photographyGarry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-3195393072794550862011-12-06T19:37:00.001Z2011-12-06T19:42:25.292Z

The Landscape POTY exhibition is making its annual visit to the National Theatre on London's South Bank but if you go you might be forgiven for thinking you'd wandered into the wrong room. Landscape photos there are a-plenty, but - what's this? A picture of an armchair in a room in a dilapidated house? A man on a bench in front of a stone wall? A close-up shot of the leaves of a Japanese Acer

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-38661111028355452982011-11-09T20:25:00.000Z2011-11-09T20:25:32.858Z

Since I like photography so much, I sometimes like to take photos that illustrate the photographic process. This is one such. It illustrates the process of taking a contra-jour (or against the light) shot. And to get it I took a contra-jour shot of someone taking a contra-jour shot. Which leaves me wondering if there's some degree of irony in self-referential photographs. I'll leave that to

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-31423231898619466412011-02-19T18:00:00.001Z2011-02-19T22:36:10.963Z

It's nice when a photo exhibition is a long runner as it not only gives us plenty of time to visit but also plenty of time to tell everyone else about it. The exhibition consists of more than 200 photos of London street life from 59 photographers dating from the beginning of photography to the present day. On the way in, as well as the usual board giving an overview of the exhibition, there's

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-44584984763426533032011-02-04T22:58:00.005Z2011-02-04T23:02:51.400Z

I've been playing with the Android Vignette app recently and was lucky enough to stumble across a tractor that some workmen had left in Hyde Park.Vignette is an alternative to the built-in Android camera app and it's five main strengths are: 1) it gives you more control over the basic settings; 2) it gives you a large number of preset effects, each of which can be tweaked; 3) you can add one of a

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-44845496573978758202010-08-09T22:01:00.001+01:002010-08-09T22:01:01.859+01:00

The Press Photographer's Year exhibition is currently on at the Lyttleton Exhibition Space at the National Theatre on London's South Bank. It runs until the 19th of September from 9:30am to 11pm Monday to Saturday and from 12pm to 6pm on Sunday. As the NT's website says, it's "the only competition that showcases the outstanding photography commissioned for and used in the UK media" and it's well

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-35231909261386673552010-07-01T14:55:00.002+01:002010-08-10T20:30:27.205+01:00

As in previous years, one major focus of attention throughout the day is the hockey pitch. Who knew Canadians love hockey, eh? Posted via email from Garry Knight's posterous

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-6590243510249604162010-07-01T14:49:00.001+01:002010-07-01T14:49:53.408+01:00

Toronto Tom greets the people (This time *with* the picture!) Happy birthday, Canada! Yes, it's that time of year again and Canadians from all over the country have descended on London's Trafalgar Square to celebrate their National Day. In this picture, a Mountie talks to some fellow countrymen before posing for photographs. Posted via email from Garry Knight's posterous

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-22651366732708362912010-06-27T00:31:00.001+01:002010-06-27T00:31:28.436+01:00

Lo Monstre is a mechanical dragon from Catalonia, or so you think until you see the first movement of its head, then you'll think it must be alive. Bring a videocam with you to capture the unusual grace of this monster of metal and steam. Prior commitments prevent me from showing you pictures of any other than today's events but the rest of the 3 weeks is full of similar magic. You can see

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-59479766213246839502010-06-26T23:58:00.001+01:002010-06-26T23:58:49.967+01:00

The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival runs from 24 June to 4 July and consists of 10 days of free (and very photogenic) outdoor arts events. I hope to be uploading cameraphone photos throughout today but don't take my word (or my picture) for it; if you're anywhere near Greenwich (London) then why not bring your own camera along and see for yourself. Posted via email from Garry

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-19420257191184723002010-06-26T23:55:00.001+01:002010-06-26T23:55:24.043+01:00

For the hungry photographer, there's a food market at Cutty Sark Gardens, right next to one of the GDIF venues, Monument Gardens by the Old Royal Naval College. There's German sausage, Mediterranean, salami, turkey pitta, fajitas, paella, noodles, crepes, and an assortment of juice and ice cream to finish. Posted via email from Garry Knight's posterous

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-15957757575056094742010-06-26T23:51:00.001+01:002010-06-26T23:51:14.201+01:00

A young wheelchair user watches a most graceful and athletic form of 'pole dancing' at the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival. For full details, maps, weblinks, downloads and more, go to www.festival.org. Posted via email from Garry Knight's posterous

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-76150777908115405932010-06-26T23:49:00.001+01:002010-06-26T23:49:51.550+01:00

Graeae Theatre put in appearance at the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival again this year. Their piece, The Garden - a tale about a youth given to pulling up plants - is both narrated and signed captivatingly by Caro Parker, and can be enjoyed by adults and children alike. Greenwich town isn't the only venue for the festival; there are events along the river and on both sides. See

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-30705286299314871192010-06-26T19:30:00.001+01:002010-06-26T19:30:50.275+01:00

If you see someone shading their eyes, face in the same direction they're facing and look for backlit silhouette shots. Turn the opposite way for wonderful sunlit face shots. If the sun is that low, it's heading towards the 'magic' hour when the best light is to be had. Keep a lookout for signs like this that tell you that there are good photos just waiting to be taken. Posted via email from

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-52075899501712650372010-06-24T20:50:00.003+01:002010-06-25T00:24:38.629+01:00

Care International's photo exhibition celebrating their 25th anniversary is at their 'Street Gallery' on Bankside, in front of the Tate Modern. It's well worth a look whether you're just passing by or planning a visit. It's on now and runs until 18th July. Posted via email from Garry Knight's posterous

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-7011456267907970092010-06-16T19:12:00.010+01:002010-06-17T01:20:31.324+01:00

Recently, when trying to take pictures with my 17-85mm lens on my Canon 40D camera, I've been getting an error message: "Err 01 Communications between the camera and lens is [sic] faulty. Clean the lens contacts." At first it was intermittent and sometimes just switching the camera off and then back on again would stop the message from appearing. And cleaning the lens contacts didn't seem to make

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-71831605543293684502010-06-14T19:29:00.001+01:002010-06-14T19:29:04.781+01:00

This coming weekend (19th and 20th June) sees Paradise Gardens return to London's Victoria Park, "transforming Victoria Park into a 21st century pleasure garden. A FREE mulit-art form festival presenting the best of East London and International talent and packed with activities for all ages" (from the website). It starts at 1pm and runs until 10pm each day, so that's 9 hours - plenty of time to

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-17529295905006537942010-06-07T20:27:00.005+01:002010-06-07T21:26:40.417+01:00

Photo 1 The Mexicans are in town so the English man the battlements. Photo 2 A lone Mexican mounts the steps and rouses his compatriots. Photo 3 The Mexicans pose, Chichen Itza style. Photo 4 Easy to see whose side he's on.Photo 5 And Mexico sweep to victory after the English abandon the match.The World Cup came to Trafalgar Square on the 24th of May - or, at least, the fans did. A small group

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-76181512583666740522009-08-12T14:40:00.003+01:002009-08-12T15:03:16.871+01:00

Phil Coomes, picture editor and photographer for the BBC News website (whose blog you can find here) posted an article today on street photographer Jeff Mermelstein. If, like me, you're interested in candid street photography, you'll want to check out the videos of Jeff at work (total running time 14 minutes), posted here. You'll see him at work and hear him talk about why he does what he does in

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-3718642203144428092009-07-14T22:02:00.004+01:002009-07-14T22:13:10.797+01:00

The Press Photographer's Year exhibition is on at the National Theatre on London's South Bank until 31st August 2009. It's in the Lyttleton Exhbition Space which is on the first floor above the live music stage area. The photos range from sad through thought-provoking to amusing. And a great many of them had to be taken there and then on the spot or the shot would be missed. One of this year's

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-52381936209899813782009-06-05T18:00:00.000+01:002009-06-05T18:00:01.222+01:00

The HutYou don't see the image that hits your retina. Neurons in the eye start processing light (or rather, light's effects on the 'sensor': millions of rods and cones in the retina) into data well before that data reaches the brain and is processed even more into the information the brain uses to construct the image of what's in front of you. And it's that constructed image that the brain sees

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-22362180606825766692009-06-04T16:30:00.011+01:002009-06-04T17:47:31.449+01:00

Back in May of 2008 I was lucky enough to walk into a fim set on London's South Bank where the production company were filming a new ending to Last Chance Harvey. Not only that but I was lucky enough to find a balcony from which I was able to get some good shots of the stars, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson.Dustin HoffmanEmma ThompsonLast night I was lucky enough to find out that the gala

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-55776612979899105912009-06-02T20:42:00.011+01:002009-06-02T20:59:50.087+01:00

I promised I'd run through how I processed my photo Sam Gandalf, and in particular how I achieved that brown old-photo look of the main characters overlaid against the colourful background of Rochester and its inhabitants. In fact, I want to talk about selective colouring in Lightroom in general so in this post I'll go through the post-processing workflow with this picture and in the next post on

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-56053787518386249722009-05-29T11:44:00.005+01:002009-05-29T11:55:34.157+01:00

Sometimes you don't have anything to say in an article. Sometimes you just want to share one of your favourite photos. This is one of mine. I took it last Monday at an event called The Long Weekend, held at the Tate Modern art gallery in London. It was a kind of outdoor party with a music stage, static displays, entertainment and craftwork for children, maypole dancing, and lots of what I would

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-30791363187344940152009-05-26T01:10:00.007+01:002009-05-26T01:37:30.354+01:00

Making A NoteOne of the great things about using Lightroom for post-processing is that if you create a look you like, you can save it as a preset. What's even better is that other people have already created Lightroom presets and made them available to us; and what's more, they're usually free! Great news for the lazy photographer. But rather than being totally comatose and just using other

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-67840659264862171182009-05-25T23:13:00.001+01:002009-05-25T23:14:52.486+01:00

If you like black and white portrait photography, there are three free photo exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery that might interest you. The first is a set of 15 photos that appear in the book Real Moments by Barry Feinstein who was Bob Dylan's official photographer on his 1966 European tour. This exhibition is in the Bookshop Gallery which is in the basement of the NPG; if you need

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-44037437417005556772009-05-20T17:15:00.016+01:002009-05-20T17:42:42.560+01:00

If you're old enough to remember the iconic album covers of Pink Floyd - the prism on Dark Side of the Moon, the burning man on Wish You Were Here, the recursive portraits of the band on Ummagumma - you might like to pop down to the.gallery@oxo at the base of the Oxo Tower on London's South Bank. If you're not old enough, you might like to go anyway to see how it was done before Photoshop.Storm

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-50429323705763841392009-05-19T22:36:00.002+01:002009-05-19T22:44:10.473+01:00

As Sam Gandalf and his boy slowly made their way down Rochester High Street on the weekend of the Sweeps' festival, I knew I had time to get a good shot which would include not only them and their cart but enough context to show how out-of-time they looked. They might well have stepped out of HG Wells' time machine - or Dr Who's - as they trundled down the road, the soot falling from them more

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-6677986492241354072009-05-14T17:25:00.006+01:002009-06-09T16:16:07.418+01:00

Thanks to Chuck at The Real Blogger Status, I think I've been able to fix the commenting problem. If you click an article's title, or click the word "comments" below the post, you should be taken to a comment entry form below the article. At least, this is how I'm hoping it will work. If there are any more problems, please email me at garryknight@gmx.co.uk.For some reason, probably to do with

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-60723867983344380452009-05-12T22:20:00.003+01:002009-05-12T22:24:29.219+01:00

It's been brought to my attention that people can't comment on any posts at the moment. It seems that clicking on the "Post a comment" link causes a jump to the bottom of the page and doesn't open a comment form.I'm currently looking into why this is happening: comments are indeed enabled on this blog and I've even temporarily changed the moderation settings to see if that would make a difference

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-89114161602852328492009-05-08T22:05:00.016+01:002009-05-18T18:07:56.553+01:00

In an earlier article, I told you about an experiment I carried out, taking my Canon 40D DSLR and my Advent 4211-B netbook on the road, post-processing the shots I'd taken in Lightroom on the netbook, and uploading them from there to my Flickr account while on location. A few days later I repeated the experiment with my Canon S3is bridge camera and the same netbook.Bridge cameras are useful if

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-60859300071136769642009-05-05T21:27:00.014+01:002009-05-08T23:35:01.241+01:00

I spot her through the crowds - just a glimpse of pink at first and the pink is surrounded by black. But she's heading towards me. The pink is like a shock to the system; the kind of pink that makes your eyes jump to attention, especially if you're a photographer looking for the unusual shot: the shot that makes your eyes jump in the same way. And a pink that's surrounded by darkness is not only

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-86110988019628131352009-04-29T22:46:00.011+01:002009-05-08T23:36:38.303+01:00

On Saturday 25th of April I carried out a small experiment. As a big fan of netbooks and a massive fan of photography I like to combine both and make the maximum use of the technology. Some time ago I bought one of the first 7" EeePC netbooks to take on holiday with me. A 160GB external USB hard drive was to be my backup storage for any photos I took and the EeePC (with 4GB of onboard flash

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-23816632496728425772009-04-29T22:00:00.019+01:002009-05-08T23:35:28.388+01:00

I want to talk about why IQ isn't important. No, I don't mean a discussion about why it always seems to be The Unintelligent running the country; I'm talking about Image Quality here. (Cue for the purists to start shuddering.) Yes, I'm saying that image quality isn't important. Well, not that important. In my humble opinion.You might not agree with me but I'd ask you: who is your photography for?

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-68204670117381720052009-04-29T08:09:00.006+01:002009-05-08T23:35:47.506+01:00

Some people have remarked on my increasing collection of celebrity shots as if it were unusual for an amateur to go chasing the Z-list. In fact, I don't. In every single case I've stumbled across that particular celeb in the middle of doing a piece to camera, a promo video or interview of some kind, or in the case of Dustin Hoffman, reshooting the end of a major Hollywood movie on the South

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79125246848269769.post-20623793549421383372009-04-29T07:02:00.003+01:002009-05-08T23:32:16.787+01:00

Hi. My name is Garry Knight and I've been an amateur photographer since January 2007. During that time I've used a Casio EX-Z700 compact, a Canon S3IS bridge camera, and since the end of March 2008 a Canon 40D DSLR.It's now about a year after getting the 40D, and quite a few people have said that they liked my photos. At the present time, around 100 blogs and websites have used my pictures.

Garry Knighthttps://profiles.google.com/114530703093564359827noreply@blogger.com0