Projects Abroad Underwater Cleanup Video

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:32:43 +0700

A short clip I filmed for Projects Abroad whilst I was volunteering with their marine conservation project based in Ao Nang, Thailand. Discarded fishing nets are a constant issue as they invariable end up tangled on the coral reef, choking the coral and killing marine life. We regularly dive these sites armed with lift bags, scissors and gloves in order to remove these nets. A very satisfying day’s work!

Check out more of the work Projects Abroad does at their website at www.projects-abroad.net

Adjusting Hue & Saturation in Adobe Photoshop

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:40:47 +0700

One of the simple yet incredibly effective tools in the Adobe Photoshop arsenal is the ability to change the Hue and Saturation of your images. Have a look at my article on how to achieve this in a simple step by step guide over at Xomba

Apple Releases New iFrame Video Format

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:43:42 +0700

Apple has seemingly raised merry hell recently with the introduction of yet another addition to video standards in the shape of iFrame

Second Place in Competition

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:36:11 +0700

I came second place in this months underwater photography competition hosted by Ocean Visions (www.oceanvisions.co.uk) with my photo of a cluster of nudibranchs I came across whilst on a dive in the Philippines. I was staying in Anilao, waiting to start work on board a liveaboard vessel for a month, and had the opportunity to explore the house reef there. The water was amazingly clear, but cold! It was a macro-lovers dream there with all sorts of tiny critters to find.
I have never seen nudibranchs gather together like this before or since then, and was pleased I got this shot after a few tries.

Using my compact camera, I reduced the exposure way down to it’s lowest setting and used the onboard flash only whilst shooting in the cameras macro mode. This enabled me to use the lowest ISO setting for less noise in the photo, as well as darkening the background.

Larry Jordan’s FREE Top Ten Tips for Faster Editing!

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:15:29 +0700

Scoot on over to Larry’s website to have a gander at his FREE video on how to streamline your editing. For those of you who haven’t come across this gent before, have a serious look at what he does. I have found his courses and information invaluable in my time learning Final Cut Pro, as well as the rest of the Studio software.

You can also subscribe to his monthly newsletter on his site, which will send hundreds of tips, reviews and news straight to your inbox every 4 weeks, all completely free of charge. Well worth a look...

Larry Jordan Interview

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:13:10 +0700

I was honoured to be interviewed by the mighty Larry Jordan a few days ago for his online radio show Digital Production Buzz.

Please bear in mind it was 5:30am when I was talking, hence the rambling off on tangents...although he was very kind and said some nice things!

Ken Stone

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:57:52 +0700

This is a gold mine of info, tips, reviews and much more for all things to do with pre and post production. If you can’t find the answer here, then, well, there probably isn’t one!

Competition Winner!

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:06:56 +0700

I was honoured to be the winner of an underwater competition recently. Maria Munn, who is unique in that she specialises in teaching people how to take great photographs with a compact camera, has a website called Oceanvisions (www.oceanvisions.co.uk) It’s well worth a look as she is doing some fantastic work. I am an avid supporter of her cause as I see loads of people with huge fancy camera setups every day and not a clue how to use them. You would be amazed at just what your little old compact camera can achieve if you knew how to tweak it’s functions! I still only use a compact camera for all of my photos - every one of them on this site was taken with one.