Notes
A note about the photos on this site
Most images here right now are by other photographers. Here is where they come from and how they are credited.
1 min readNotesViews: 2Seeing in black and white
Removing colour is not just a filter. It changes what a photograph is about: light, shape, texture and contrast.
2 min readNotesViews: 1Keeping a research log
A plain, dated record of what I tried, what happened and what I decided. The simplest research habit with the biggest pay-off.
2 min readNotesViews: 0Reading research papers without drowning
There are always more papers than time. The reading habits that help me decide what to read closely and what to skim.
2 min readNotesViews: 1Servitization in plain words
Manufacturers selling services, and outcomes, instead of only products. What servitization means and why the digital version is getting so much attention.
2 min readNotesViews: 0What DEA actually measures
Data Envelopment Analysis comes up in almost everything I read and write. A plain-language note on what it does, and what it does not.
2 min readNotesViews: 0Composition with lines and frames
Two of the oldest ideas in composition, leading lines and frames within the frame, and why they still work.
2 min readNotesViews: 0Photographing neon at night
Neon signs look effortless to the eye and surprisingly hard for a camera. Notes on exposure, colour and reflections.
2 min readNotesViews: 0Long exposure basics
Silky water, streaks of traffic, empty-looking streets. What a long exposure does, and the few tools and settings it really needs.
1 min readNotesViews: 0Shooting in blue hour
The short window after sunset when the sky turns deep blue and city lights come on. A few practical notes on making the most of it.
1 min readNotesViews: 0Beautiful sunny days
Standing at the top of a slope, sea on the left, mountains on the right, and behind you an empty space full of sunlight.
4 min readNotesViews: 1