About the author: Jane Burkinshaw is a professional photographer and passionate about all things photography related. Jane specialises in portrait photography and runs photography courses.

What sort of camera should I ask Santa for? (By Cheshire Photographer Jane Burkinshaw)

21 November 2013 03:20 | bridge cameras, Cheshire photographer, compact system camera, DSLR, Fujifilm X10, photographer cheshire, photography course cheshire, photography courses, photography tips | Permalink

If you are thinking of asking for a camera for Christmas from Santa (aka a generous loved one), you may well be a bit confused about what exactly to ask for. I'm going to try and simplify it a little for you, based on my experience of buying cameras. I currently own 2 compact cameras, a bridge camera and 3 DSLRs, quite a few lenses and a mountain of camera bags (I seem to have an inexplicable weakness

How I got this shot (by Cheshire Photographer Jane Burkinshaw)

20 November 2013 08:37 | Cheshire photographer, digital photography beginner, flower photography, garden photography, photography course cheshire, photography courses, photography tips | Permalink

Click on image to enlargeI got some lovely comments about this pic that I took and posted on Facebook yesterday. Just thought I'd share with you that I took it with a compact camera on an automatic setting. Often it's about keeping an eye out for a nice shot where there's something interesting going on with the light and having your camera handy.I was careful to ensure that the light was just