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New Article – Mixed White Balance

I have posted a new article about how you can use more than one White Balance within the same image. This is particularly useful when shooting in the shade to escape the harsh sun. Mixed White Balance

Image Library now online

I have moved my Image Library to a new system, with a much nicer layout and easier to use Licensing system. All my images are available for commercial use.  Please click on the Photo Library link in the top menu to go to that part of the website. More and more images will be added over […]

Registered Users – Please Note

Hi – it’s been brought to my attention that currently registered guests cannot access the new website articles with their normal log on details. This is because your registration details from the old site have not yet been ported across to the new database structure. Apologies for that but until I do so the best […]

About Nick

Nick Rains is a professional photographer specialising in travel and documentary work. His work has been featured in publications such as Australian Geographic, Outback Magazine, Australian Photography and more. He is a Master Photographer of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, the Leica Akademie Principal Instructor and helps committed enthusiasts take the photographs they have been dreaming of in far-flung locations around the world.

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What our workshop guests are saying…

“This was the best photography workshop I have ever been to…by miles.”

Peter Bourne


“I was really blown away by the course. I was gobbed-smacked within the first hour of the workshop by Nick’s in-depth knowledge. “

Toby Nichols


“What can I say……thank you…..thank you for sharing your passion…thank you for sharing your knowledge…..and thank you for inspiring me to be a better photographer…”

Darren Devenish


“I think if you’d tried to tell me I’d come away having learned so much – and so much practical stuff that I could use right away – then I probably wouldn’t have believed you.”

Stuart Westmore

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