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Here you will find what your fellow Foto-Buzz member have been blogging about. If you like what you read, head over to the member's profile and have a look at their other contributions

Inspired by talk of Narrative …

The Tuesday night Buzz-Zoom got the cogs whirring, all that talk of narrative took me back to the years spent at the Bournemouth Arts Institute back in the Noug...

Landscape challenge Part 2

I’m picking up where I left off with my landscape challenge, and the last few days were indeed a challenge with poor weather. But sticking with AJ’s “whatever t...

Landscape challenge

Andrew and Jon recently ran a terrific Landscape course via zoom – I highly recommend it if they run another one. I had a 1:1 wash-up session with AJ afterwards...

DSLR Camera Trapping – Part 3 Making a Waterproof Camera Housing

In part 2, I showed you how I made my waterproof Flash housings, and to finish off in this final part I will go over how I built one for the camera. This is wha...

DSLR Camera Trapping Part 2 – Making a waterproof flash housing

Leaving out your precious camera equipment overnight or for longer periods is a necessary requirement for DSLR camera trapping. For some this is untenable and t...

DSLR Camera-trapping Project Part 1: Making a Start

The first in an occasional blog series on setting up and using a reliable, hassle free wildlife camera-trap setup where you can be taking photos of animals that...

An Unexpected Journey.

Are we all seated comfortably, then I will begin…. It all started with a volunteer, and in direct opposition to years of training I actually volunteered for thi...

Hedgehogs in the Hoghouse 

Good morning All! Great weather for ducks and frogs, but not quite so good for the human life-form.  Lockdown continues, and so does my struggle with all o...

Aigas’ resident mammals

In my last blog about Fungi, I said we’d been very fortunate to spend a week on a workshop at Aigas Field Centre in October. You don’t go to Aigas to see and ph...

Meet Your Experts
Andrew James & Jon Adams have over 60 years combined experienced to share. Their photography, film-making and writing skills can really help to drive your creative and technical skills forward.
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Andrew James

Award-winning photographer Andrew James has over 30 years experience as a writer and photographer, including as editor-in-chief of Practical Photography magazine. An expert in photographic techniques across many disciplines, he’s a fount of knowledge on creative approaches & has inspired thousands of enthusiasts across the world with his talks, workshops and articles. He has guided photo expeditions from the frozen wastes of Antarctica to the colourful streets of Cuba.

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Jon Adams

As editor of Digital Photo for 15 years Jon Adams pioneered and popularised the creation of expertly-delivered step-by-step Photoshop tutorials. From the stills studio to a Steadicam, Jon’s photography & video knowhow, as well as his vast knowledge of Photoshop, has helped thousands of photographers get to grips with the trickiest of shooting & imaging techniques. His friendly presentation style is an essential part of Foto-Buzz.