Updates to the John Hallett Photography website

Date added	Sample	Details
04/01/09		Jackfield page updated in the Ironbridge Gorge section - more pictures and information.
01/01/09		The site has had a slight re-vamp and the galleries section is now split into 5 – which hopefully will make it easier for visitors to choose their specific interests. There is now a separate gallery for black & white photographs and a new section for concept shots, i.e. not ‘traditional’ types of photographs but those that are supposed to provoke a reaction of thought or imagination. In addition there are images added to the General gallery and the Ironbridge gallery.
03/12/08		In this special Xmas update I have included a list of stocking-filler priced photographic gifts that may give you or your loved ones some ideas for the photographer in the family. Also, I have included an interactive photographic quiz to while-away a few minutes after the Christmas pudding. This will be the last update this year as I concentrate on preparing for my family's Christmas celebrations but weekly updates to the site will resume in 2009.
21/11/08		The second panorama added - October dawn over the Ironbridge Gorge. It was dark and it was cold. Was it worth it? -let me know.....
15/11/08		1) Some images taken last weekend at dawn by the Coalport china works and Shropshire canal. 2) New Ironbridge Gorge gallery added - all these photographs are from in and around this world-famous world heritage site. 3) I have been berated for not mentioning that selected images are now available to purchase from a selected microstock library - so now I have.
08/11/08	Tutorial	Create your own RSS feed for your photography website to keep regular watchers informed of new content and to reach a whole new audience.
30/10/08		I have slightly modified the website this time - removing a few sections to make way for new ones. One of the new sections will be devoted to panoramic landscape photographs - an example of which has been added today.
23/10/08		A week-end trip to north Wales provided numerous photographic opportunities. Several memory cards were filled and a selection of images have been added to the gallery.
17/10/08		Images added from the Lloyds coppice, near Ironbridge and Haughmond Hill, near Shrewsbury.
12/10/08		Since I live in the Ironbridge Gorge, a Unesco designated World Heritage site, I thought that I had better utilise my daily access to the stunning views and architecture and dedicate a section of the site to it.
11/10/08		Urban landscapes and autumnal colour. Two contrasting sets of images taken during a recent wander around an industrial estate close to where I work.
07/10/08		A brief respite from the rain meant that I could finally take the last images required for my forthcoming Ironbridge Gorge section of the website (see above). This shot may not make it to that section but I thought it good enough to add to the gallery.
02/10/08	Tutorials	Two added this time: 1) How to incorporate a Lightroom web-gallery into an existing website style. 2) Keep up-to-date with photographers websites using RSS .
28/09/08		As part of the Cultural Olympiad's 'Open Up Weekend' on 26th & 27th September the Ironbridge Gorge was illuminated with a spectacular light show. Bedlam Furnaces were lit up in a manner that reflected how they must have looked back in the 1700's and the Bridge itself was highly illuminated. With decent weather it made for a great photographic night - especially since two friends joined me with their gear - and we rounded off the night in a local hostelry.
20/09/08		Photographs from our mini-break in south Wales. The weather was very kind but it looks like that was the end of our summer. This was another huge learning experience but I came back with a lot more confidence in both myself as a photographer and with my camera's ability to cope with what I want out of it.
07/09/08	Tutorials	Wow,- what a learning curve I've been through. Not just with the new technology and methods of working with digital photography - but also with web design and what people expect now compared with pre-broadband connections. So I've documented down some of the stuff I wish I'd been given. None of it is new but it's all together in one place and (hopefully) in an easy to read format.
07/09/08		The weather has not been kind over the past week but I just had to get out and get some shots of something - so off I went on a walk through Jackfield village.
30/08/08		BSJA Scope Festival of Showjumping at Staffordshire County Showground. The largest showjumping event in the UK gave me a short, sharp reminder of how different sports photography is to landscapes & nature. I realised too late that I should have banged the ISO levels up high so that I could optimse the aperture (and hence depth of field) to give me some focusing latitude. I still think in terms of film cameras where you can't just turn a dial to adjust ISO levels - but have to buy a special film and run it all through the camera. Technology's great - if you remember!
26/07/08		A Sunday morning trek up the Wrekin, 1335 ft (407m), for some shots over the Shropshire plain.
21/07/08		More macro shots. Getting to grips with the limited depth-of-field now - but still work to be done.
15/07/08		A summers evening walking around Horsehay pool. Even the ducks seemed chilled out (although underwater they may have been paddling furiously).
05/07/08		Our friend Alisons stable yard gave me a few different shots to play with.
28/06/08		My brother & sister-in-law took us on a guided tour of their home-city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. What a place! - I could easily spend days here and fill up countless memory cards. Pity we were only here a few hours. Must make plans to returns - for a longer period.
25/06/08		Northumberland - my first visit to this part of the world. Everyone raves about the rugged coastline but, to me, the inland views are just as picturesque.