Six years ago I brought my first SLR — the humble 450D — on the pondered thought that I would enjoy taking photos. Little did I know at that time how much joy I would find behind those layers of glass. Before the camera I had dabbled in design and art, and grew up with a love of science and technology. Photography was to be my new learning pursuit which combined them all. It wasn’t long before I was taking photos on a weekly basis, trying to emulate some of the amazing photos that I had seen others create. I wondered how they achieved such a look, and...more