PhotographyAttic Blog

17 Apr 2017 • Filters, Observations, Photography Techniques, Tips

There’s an interesting series of videos appeared that were produced by Lee Filters with conversation between the revered landscape photographers, Joe Cornish and David Noton. Epsiode 2 sees them discussing the changes…

11 Mar 2017 • Cameras

Where ever you go these days you will see people in beautiful or historic locations with their cameras pointing at themselves rather than at the scene in front of them. The rise…

10 Mar 2017 • Filters, Tips

The Hoyarex filter system was really good: high quality filters.. Great variety of options in the range. Some glass filters. Solid holder. And a really useful rubber hood. But the Hoyarex System…

10 Mar 2017 • Filters, Tips

The Hoyarex Skylight 1B filter – cat number 011 – is one of the most valuable filters in the Hoyarex range, yet is often overlooked, because its not a special effect filter.…

10 Sep 2016 • cameras

Engineer Amos Dudley has merge an age-old craft with cutting-edge technology and created the world’s first fully 3D printed, interchangeable lens camera. He’s sharing the design files on Pinshape so those with…

10 Sep 2016 • Optics

Meyer Optik are bringing back the 80 year old Primoplan 58mm f/1.9 using Kickstarter funding. The funding has already exceeded the original 50k dollar goal by over 4x! The lens, developed by…

09 Sep 2016 • Filters

An interesting and under used  filters in the Cokin range is the Incolor 061. It’s part of the spot color range, and unlike many of the other colour spot filters this one…

03 Sep 2016 • Buying Guides

Occasionally I will write about interesting gadgets to help improve photography…today I introduce the Gorillapod. A camera support is an essential piece of kit to prevent camera shake, which would result in…

16 Jul 2016 • Buying Guides, Flash

The small FM-LM3 slip on flash supplied with the Olympus OM-D E-M5II is a really useful addition for close up shooting, but the light can be very direct and harsh resulting in…

31 Jan 2016 • Buying Guides, Flash

Many of us have a need to photograph small objects for inclusion with auction posts on sites like eBay, or on shops such as Etsy, or  to show your products on you…