Peakoverload - Photography by Oliver Johnson

Latest Photo

Ullswater Boathouse
You are here: Home Articles Photography

Photography

Bargain Memory Cards And Avoiding The Fakes

Sat - 07 Oct
Whilst moving house I seem to have lost one of my memory cards, a Sandisk 1GB Ultra II, so I've been looking to replace it. In the past I would normally have just gone to Ebay to pick up a bargin but these days the vast majority of all cards on Ebay are fakes which either don't offer the performance of the card they are meant to be, are not of the stated capacity, are not as reliable or all three! Sadly it is very hard to tell the fake cards from real ones as the differences between them are so small that in some cases even the manufacturer will find it difficult or impossible to spot the fake by visual inspection alone. The end result is that the only wake to tell if a card on Ebay is fake is to buy, by which time it's too late.

Read more...

 

A Guide To Lens Markings

Mon - 26 Jun
Understanding the markings on lenses can be confusing for anyone especially as manufacturer's will often use different terms for the same feature. Also the increasing popularity of Digital SLR's now means that many more people are making the leap from compact cameras to SLR's where lens terminology also differs. So I thought I would produce this guide to lens markings. To begin with, lets take a look at two sets of markings you will find on all lenses.

Read more...

 

Sensor Cleaning

Mon - 19 Jun
If you own a Digital SLR at some point you will look at your photos and wonder why there are little black spots in the same position on some of them. Often people think that it's a mark either on or inside their lenses - which it's possible it could be but if you have multiple lenses it's very easy to rule this out, whilst I've even heard of some people thinking that the sensor on their camera has been damaged and have sent it off for repair.

In 99% of these cases the cause of these black marks is simply dust on the sensor. Even if you don't currently have any marks on your photos there is still a very good chance that you have dust on your sensor too. To see if you have try this simple test.

Read more...

 

A Day In The New Forest With Digital Camera Magazine

Sun - 11 Jun
Every month Digital Camera Magazine have a feature in the magazine called Readers Day where one of the readers is taught how to shoot a specific subject or genre. Suggestions for readers days can be made by writing to the magazine direct or by responding to a specific thread in their user forum.

This thread was started by Ben Birchall who is the Technique Editor at the magazine and the person who typically runs the readers day and it was in this thread that I said that I would like help on how to photograph forests.

Read more...

   
More Articles...

Page 3 of 4

My Favourite Photographs

  • Most Read

  • News Flash

Korum Wheel Kit
Wednesday, 06 August 2008
Like many anglers the concept of travelling light just doesn't seem to apply with me. Even as a teenager when I could only get to waters I wanted to... Read more...
Korum Deluxe Accessory Chair
Tuesday, 05 February 2008
In December 2006 I started to suffer from a bad back which was so bad that I was off work for 4 months. Fortunately my back, although still painful... Read more...
Bargain Memory Cards And Avoiding The Fakes
Saturday, 07 October 2006
Whilst moving house I seem to have lost one of my memory cards, a Sandisk 1GB Ultra II, so I've been looking to replace it. In the past I would... Read more...
Lastolite Ezybox - Hotshoe
Friday, 05 January 2007
Lastolite have recently launched the Ezybox - Hotshoe which is a collapsible softbox that you can use with a speedlite turning your battery operated... Read more...
Lightroom Presets Available
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
One of the biggest advantages of Adobe's Lightroom is the use of Presets. For those that may not have yet experienced the joy of using presets,... Read more...

YouTubeA new feature of peakoverload.com is my new Photography Videos section. Here I have gathered dozens of excellent videos from YouTube on a wide range of photographic subjects from studio and flash lighting to composition and more. Many of these videos are created by leading professionals and offer lots of excellent tips and advice. To view the videos simply click on the link in the menu above and choose which category you want, you can then choose which video you want to watch by selecting it from the playlist in the player itself.

Enjoy.

Sponsored Links

Follow Me On

Facebook Flickr External Link