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Latest Photo Tours – Come explore the world with us.
Japan Winter Wonderland
Wildlife & Snowy Landscapes
Feb 20-Mar 03, 2027
***1 spot for 2027***
Karijini Gorges
Landscapes like no other
Next Tour 2027
details coming soon
Japan Autumn Colour
More than Just Autumn Colour
Next Tour 2027
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The Histogram – Shooting to the right
Shooting to the Right.
Continuing on from my very previous post… in March 2025… On the Histogram.
Shooting in raw indicates that you plan to edit your images later. Raw images rarely look good straight out of camera, so they really do need editing, and the raw format gives you a lot of latitude to do this.
When shooting raw you should explore “Shooting to the right”. Meaning, push your histogram as far right as you can without “clipping” the highlights. Of course your preview will look washed out and almost devoid of colour and highlight detail, sometimes the highlights will look blown out. Ignore this…
Read the rest of this entry »Japan Winter 2027 – 1 Place…
Ive just had a cancellation for one place on my Winter wonders in Japan for 2027. This tour normally fills up as soon as I post it on the web, without it ever getting to a newsletter, so if you are interested jump in quick! You can see all the details and the booking link HERE>>>
Oops… Japan winter 2027 fully booked
It’s amazing how time flies, I’ve just looked back and realised my last post was March last year… yet I have 4 posts in draft that are basically ready to go. Clearly I need a manager, or a PA… If only I could get someone to pay for that…
Back on topic, I put up the details for next year’s (2027) Japan Winter wonders tour, sent the details to a small group who had expressly asked to be notified early and now its fully booked… Sorry if you were waiting for that but missed out. I would love to welcome you for the next tour in 2028.
If you would like to know details as soon as they are at hand, email me at tours@dammonk.com and I can put you on the early notification list
Nailing the Exposure-The Histogram
I shot all my early images on large format film, with a hand held light meter, so I can tell you there are a few big things that make digital cameras such a huge leap from film. Such as…
- Instant feedback – you can see it the moment you shoot it.
- Much broader dynamic range – digital captures the extremes so much better.
- The Histogram… Why? Keep reading…
Shoot into the light? – How?
Relying on your light meter…
…Continuing on from this Previous Post
One of the main difficulties you will encounter when shooting into the light is that your light meter will almost certainly produce a dud result. Your camera’s light meter assumes a subject of mid tone grey, so to balance the tones with the intense bright light coming straight into the lens it will show your subjects as black silhouettes, usually with no detail information in the shadows.
Your image will usually turn out very dark…
