Vote day for the UK remaining or leaving Europe gave me chance to go home. As it was a sunny day I got a few photographs of from Falkirk's Trinity Church - Faw Kirk. The church stands on the historic site of Faw Kirk and was probably the first Christian structure in Falkirk. It is believed that Faw Kirk gave rise to the town's name, Falkirk. The church is also the burial ground and resting place of William Wallace’s finest knight, Sir John de Graham, whose body is said to have been carried from the battlefield and laid to rest in the kirkyard by William Wallace himself.
Depth of Field
A really good, in depth, explanation regarding Depth Of Field when using your camera. The post is a few weeks old on the Petapixel blog and is well worth a read if you like photography. The post explains all the basics and some of the more advanced features that will help you take better photographs, even if you are using a smartphone.
The basic camera app that comes with your phone probably won't have depth of field settings that are adjustable as it is usually a point and shoot (with the camera deciding the right settings for the scene). I recommend the use of the Camera+ application that can be found over at campl.us and has been a staple on my iPhone since the app launched. Even better it costs less than your morning latte from Starbucks, even with the add on packs. Lisa Bettany one of the developers has a great instagram account of which most of her photographs are taken with an iPhone using her app.
Sunday saunter
One of the many good things about moving back to Scotland for a year is the time I am getting to spend with my father. Most weeks he takes it upon himself to bring me through my mail from home, drink coffee and buy me dinner (as I am a poor student).
Now that summer is here the city if getting busier with tourists and the Princes street gardens are more attractive for walking through. Some say that you can pass the whole world walking through these gardens at the height of summer. I am not so sure about that, but there were certainly a lot of nationalities there today.
I have added a couple of the shots I took from today below and one of the castle above, click to enlarge.
Aunt Lizzie's House
St John's Church
Lightroom Tutorial
Discovered a great Adobe Lightroom tutorial for turning bad photographs into slightly better arty photographs. :-) It's a good tutorial on some of the features of Lightroom though so definitely worth watching if you are a Lightroom newbie.
iPhone Photogrpahy
Short, sweet and interesting tips for iPhone (or any smartphone really) photography on 9to5mac.com today. If you regularly take photographs on your iPhone it is worth a read. It's for the apple camera application but the information holds true for any camera application (or any phone photography):
10 ways to improve iPhone photography with the stock camera app