The market for presets is now a vast one, with creators offering shortcuts to their style as a means to provide a form of passive income for themselves. With the growing prominence of preset selling I felt the need to offer a few words of advice before anyone parts with their money, as well as highlighting the damage that can be caused by an over reliance on these files.

With the culture around photography and videography growing leaps and bounds in the last few years, the role and impact of technology within these fields has increased considerably too. In this post I wanted to analyse its effect on the creative process, and provide a reminder that it’s okay to not have the latest and best equipment money can buy.

Having spent two a fortnight in the archipelagic country of the Phillipines, I had the urge to document my experience and condense it into this short guide. Here I set out what a typical two-week itinerary might look like, with a few tips and warnings along the way.

For a while I have been using one particular preset when editing Lightroom to provide a base look that desaturates colours in order to create more of a moody look. With this workflow I wanted to show how useful this preset is, yet simultaneously convey how the editing process is more than one simple click.

Smallrig are one of the market leaders when it comes to DIY rigs for DSLR and Mirrorless cameras, so it felt right to put their a6300 model to the test. Whilst it can fit a multitude of accessories, I wanted to see how appropriate it is for the casual photographer.