One Way Photo | photoblog

about me

Thank you for visiting my photoblog, I hope you find something here you like. I try to post an image daily.

With a three hour daily commute and a young daughter at home, finding time for photography is difficult. I usually find a way though, carrying my camera around with me as much as possible and keeping an eye out for opportunites. You'll see a lot of shots from Essex (where I live) and London (where I work).

I started the original version of One Way Photo in February 2007 (here) but moved it to Shutterchance in January 2008. I brought my archived images over to this site, too, so anything you see here from before that date was originally posted on the old site. Wherever possible I back-dated them to the original dates, accompanied by the original commentary.

I prefer to keep post-processing and image editing to a minimum, although I usually find myself using levels, unsharp mask, (de)saturation, cropping, or correcting converging verticals. Sometimes I play with vignetting and overlaying layers but I don’t do any cloning and as yet have never tried an HDR image. I’m not a big fan of flash, so hardly ever use it; and I’m definitely more interested in photographs than in cameras or computers.

I also have a Flickr photostream, called One Way Extras, where I post out-takes and other bits and pieces

Mark

equipment

Since June 2008 my main camera has been a Canon 40D. Previously (from January 2007) it was a Canon 400D, and before that one of its predecessors, the 300D. I also have a film SLR, the Canon 500N, which I still use occasionally. I use the following lenses:

Sigma 10—20mm f/4—5.6
Sigma 28—70mm f/2.8
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Sigma 100—300mm f/5.6—6.7

Pre-2008 I was also using a Canon EFS 18—55mm f/3.5—5.6 (DSLR kit lens), Sigma 24—70mm f/3.5—5.6, Canon EF 35—80mm f/4—5.6 (SLR kit lens) and a Canon Speedlite 220EX.

Also: Tripod, polariser on the prime lens, 0.4 ND grad filter and cable release.

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