Andrew Barnes Photography

  • Putney Embankment – Then and Now

    How much has your area changed in the last one hundred years? I recently bought an old postcard of Putney showing the pier and Star and Garter, taken about 1913 (which is the date the tramlines were laid down, apparently). As I was scouting for new views of the Thames anyway I thought it would…

  • Framed former exhibition prints for sale

    As I related in another post, I had three framed prints shown at the Joe Cornish Gallery Summer Open Exhibition during June and July. I popped back up to Northallerton last week to collect the prints, and I am delighted to be able to offer two of the three images for sale. “Badebro” has already…

  • The Great DNG Conversion Race!

    Right, I have just started converting a little over nine thousand Canon Raw files to DNG. I have used DNG for personal projects and family photos for while, but had resisted converting my landscape and travel photos to DNG. Until now. I’m using Adobe Lightroom’s built-in DNG converter, and opting to discard the original raw…

  • The Joe Cornish Gallery Summer Open Exhibition 2012

    I attended the launch of the Summer Open Exhibition at the Joe Cornish Gallery in Northallerton a couple of weeks ago. I was delighted to learn that three of my prints had been chosen to be displayed at the exhibition, so I went along to see the photos in situ and to see what my…

  • Provence? No, Surrey.

    I’ve just spent a great hour or so visiting a new place which is a fantastic seasonal photo location – Mayfield Lavender in Carshalton/Banstead, Surrey, just half an hour from  central London. The lavender here is in full bloom in June and July, and one of the varieties grown at Mayfield (Lavandula Angustifolia Folgate) is…

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