Tim Monaghan Tim Monaghan

BEGINNERS GUIDE TO READING A HISTOGRAM

The histogram. A little graph that you will hear about all of the time. You will also see it appearing at the top right hand side of both Lightroom and Photoshop. But what is it? How can you read it? and how will it help improve your photography? Sit tight, grab a cup of tea and I’ll tell you.

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Tim Monaghan Tim Monaghan

20 INSPIRATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY QUOTES

I think every photographer goes through patches of “writers block” and sometimes need a bit of inspiration to get out there in the field. I’m someone who finds flicking through a photography book helps get those creative juices flowing, however, some people are really into inspirational quotes. So, with that in mind, here are 20 quotes that either make me think or encourage me to grab the camera bag and tripod.

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Tim Monaghan Tim Monaghan

TIPS ON PREDICTING A GREAT SUNRISE OR SUNSET

First of all, let me start by saying that I’m not a weatherman or a meteorologist, nor do I profess to be. I’ll leave that to the professionals. This blog is about the methods I personally use for my landscape photography, so I can try to predict the weather conditions to suit places that I would like to shoot. For example, for me, if there is potential for mist I personally don’t want to be at the beach.

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Tim Monaghan Tim Monaghan

MY FAVOURITE PHOTOGRAPHY PODCASTS

If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of time outside or in the car driving to locations. Sometimes you can be sat at a location for a few hours, so what better way to pass the hours waiting for that perfect light then to listen to a podcast on photography. Here are my top 5 landscape photography podcasts.

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