Andrew Barnes Photography
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Of Chops and Seals and Sealing Wax
Many years ago I had a soapstone ‘chop’, or seal, made for me in China, with an engraving of a transcription of my name. Although I still have the seal I won’t show you the characters, as I have a sneaking suspicion that, rather than being a noble, elegant and flattering translation, it instead probably…
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A misty dawn by the river in Putney
I spent a couple of (very) early mornings down by the river last week, watching the sun come up over a scene of remarkable peace, given that I was just a few miles from the very heart of London. I found a spot by the river upstream of Putney and set up about half an…
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Shooting a summer sunset timelapse of Putney Bridge and the river Thames
I have been experimenting with timelapse photography for a while now, with varying degrees of success. However, the one thing that I have never tried has been recording a transition from day to night. The significant technical challenges in successfully recording scenes from bright daylight to starlight has resulted in this shot being termed (perhaps…
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Dealing with Purple-Green Defringing in Lightroom 4 and 5
This is just a short piece to let you know of a very useful Lightroom tip that can help you with getting rid of purple-green fringing (Chromatic Aberration) in your images. Lightroom has a powerful CA removal tool in the Lens Corrections | Color panel, and I strongly suggest that you have the Remove Chromatic…
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By George! St. George’s Day print offer
In an uncharacteristic display of bonhomie, goodwill and patriotic exuberance, I have decided to make a special (belated) St. George’s Day* offer to all my friends out there: a 50% discount on all print sales from www.andrewbarnes.co.uk for the next week, expiring on May Day (May 1st 2013). Just use the coupon code BYGEORGE-50 when…
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