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How I got the shot #4

March 17, 2009March 17, 2009Garry Finch5 Comments

This shot is a little different to the previous shots in my ‘How I got the shot series’ in that it’s not of anything particularly exciting, but the result is still a pleasing image. I spotted this shot while doing a one to one photography session near Deansgate station in Manchester. The sun was getting […]

How I got the shot #3

July 25, 2008July 25, 2008Garry Finch4 Comments

Another landscape shot this time, but taken in a different way to the previous ‘How I got the shot‘. This shot was taken In Turkey while I was on holiday, and as you can probably guess, I was on a boat when I took it. This was taken in the morning when the water on […]

How I got the shot #2

April 17, 2008April 17, 2008Garry Finch10 Comments

This shot is very different to my previous ‘How I got the shot‘ post. The conditions where very different and I approached it in a different way too. Location This is actually only 5 minutes from my front door in Oldham in the North West of England. We don’t get that many bright, clear days […]

How I got the shot #1

March 20, 2008Garry Finch12 Comments

When I was learning photography (actually I’m still learning) I liked other photographers to explain how they reached the final image that I was looking at. Sometimes it was a lot simpler than it looks, and all it took was an understanding of the basics. So, I thought I would do the same thing to […]