http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Patrick+Heathcock Arts and Crafts Patrick Heathcock Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=319529&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Good photography, whether it’s using digital or conventional film, relies on a number of basic things - a camera body, a lens and you! All three of these things can be top quality or just plain average. Which would you prefer? One of the things I’ve preached to my photography students over the years... Medicines and Remedies Patrick Heathcock Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=96336&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Alternative medicine is becoming more and more popular these days, as informed parents try to minimise their use of antibiotics for treating minor ailments in their children. As a first time parent I had little idea of anything beyond conventional medicine. It was only when my baby developed eczema... Internet Patrick Heathcock Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=171308&ca=Internet Excellent images are essential for web sites and can lift an ordinary web site to a professional level. The average surfer responds better to websites that use good quality images, tending to linger longer and browse more pages than when faced with dense, text-heavy pages. There are many reasonable... Arts and Crafts Patrick Heathcock Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=19740&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Yellow daisy, oh yellow daisy - please tell me about fills and flags! How does one use them effectively? Good question sighs my daisy. An answer or two... One can shoot anything straight without flash in good daylight and get okay results. I've read a load of articles in the last few months saying t... Arts and Crafts Patrick Heathcock Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17404&ca=Arts+and+Crafts So a gorgeous yellow daisy mesmerises me, swaying elegantly in the light afternoon breeze, bathed in the warm light. Mmmm...emotions gently bubble to the surface, excitement foremost, followed by the deep satisfaction that I've been able to make time to return to this spot to revisit my yellow daisy... Arts and Crafts Patrick Heathcock Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=14556&ca=Arts+and+Crafts What does one need to do to get the perfect close-up of a wild flower? Set up a tripod, clip on camera, then snap, snap it's in the bag, camera, chip.. whatever? Maybe... but consider a few unexpected impediments first. Finding the perfect clump of subjects (mostly the easy part), stopping suddenly...