The Blog
A personal mix of musings from East Yorkshire, technical hints and tips, and my commentary on life, art, and photography.
Shooting with a 5×4 camera part two.
Mixing the old with the new part two. Having bought my 5x4 camera, lens and all the...
Mixing the old with the new, my journey into large format photography.
Having had my photography slowed down by CV-19 as many of us have I decided to have look...
The story behind the image “The Lover”
The story behind the image. The Lover. In response to a comment made by Jamie on the...
The release of Book One.
Book One I’ve always loved picking up a photography book and I have a collection of them...
Portrait Shoot with the Sigma 105mm F1.4
Portrait Shoot With restrictions lifting after the lockdown period and photographers...
Gavin Prest Photography on YouTube
Hi everyone I hope you are all ok, I've decided not to do a specific subject blog this...
Before and after black and white photographic image editing.
Creating the image For this week's blog I thought I’d share a before and after. I’m...
Can photographic competitions improve your photography.
Can photographic competitions improve your photography Photographic competitions will...
Fashion photography should never be sexy.
Fashion photography should never be sexy One question I'm often asked is what do you...
Location shooting at Rise Hall.
Rise Hall is a location very near to where I live in East Yorkshire. It is a venue I...
First Shoot After Lockdown
First shoot after lockdown With new government guidelines being announced and people...
You as a photographic artist.
You as a photographic artist We all want to learn how to take pictures, lots of new and...
Choosing the right photography mentor.
Mentoring is a time-honoured way of learning, having information passed on to you from...
Rediscovering the beauty of a book
Rediscovering the beauty of a book Being a photographer that loves to look at other...
Shooting During Lockdown
With everyone locked down due to CV-19 and the majority of photographers not being able...