Adobe this week released their beta version of lightroom 4 – its available here - http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom4/

Just downloaded it myself – so I’ll let you know how I get on and if its worth the upgrate when they realease the full version (March)

Pics from my 2nd week of my 365

Challenge – take a picture every day for the whole of 2012 – often referred to as a 365 challenge (although it should be 366 this year) – well here are my pics for week one – nothing special – all taken within a few feet on where my laptop is set up at – all available light (tungsten room lighting except the final flower image ( lit with a single flash bounced off the ceiling)

Found in a recent advertisement for Audi – one of my pictures from the summer – Audi sponsored cricket pro

One of the four trigger versions I’m currently building – this is one of the ‘middle’ ones in the range – sound and optical triggers – adjustable sensitivity and delay – with two outputs for flash units

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary

Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement Address

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Two pics from tonight’s FlickR group meeting

Photography related (sort of ) but I’ve just one word to say…………..NUTTER

Images taken at Still Shot Studios during trials of my trigger system – my thanks to Brian and the folks in Preston for sending these few images !

Every photographer should read this blog entry over at Lighting Essentials – so true !

http://www.lighting-essentials.com/to-see-what-it-would-look-like-as-a-photograph-sometimes/#more-5313

Next week (5th October) Furness Photogs meeting will be a still life evening (fruit) – lots of opertunity to learn how to create a small product style studio image on the cheap so get along with your cameras / props / lights.

Meet at Barrow Cricket Club (next to Furness General Hospital) at 7:00 pm – call me on 07734151603 if you need more information.

Just after purchasing the lumix G3 – nikon have decided to add to their high end compact (?) range with this beauty -

Revolutionary AF CMOS sensor: focuses faster and more accurately than ever beforeHigh-speed continuous shooting: shoot full-resolution images at up to 60 fps

Portable system: small, iconic-looking body and interchangeable lenses

High-resolution electronic viewfinder: offers a clear, stable view

Groundbreaking shooting modes: Motion Snapshot and Smart Photo Selector

Check out more details at Nikon here – http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB/product/digital-cameras/nikon-1/nikon-1-v1

Over the next couple of weeks I’m going to try and get a few ‘Guest Posters’ to put some stuff on my blog – so if you have any requests (serious ones only ! ) or know of anyone willing to write a (short) article add it in the comments below !

Just playing to get a bit of an arty look

A few taken on a very dull and uninspiring night – light was terrible but made the most of it