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Mike McNamee

Mike McNamee is a Graduate Mechanical Engineer with 25 years of industrial experience and a Fellow of both the Royal Photographic Society and the British Professional Photographers Association. His career combines engineering, scientific imaging, photography and digital imaging technology, giving him a particularly strong technical understanding of the photographic process.

Mike has won numerous national and international awards, including the Struers International Award for his work in digital image analysis. His photography has been published and used worldwide in encyclopaedias, textbooks, scientific journals, calendars, magazines, newspapers and CD covers.

He has been involved with digital imaging since its early development and has lectured throughout Europe and America on specialised photographic and imaging techniques. He has also authored numerous reports, books, scientific papers and patents, and spent 15 years serving on the British Standards Committee for Engineering Ceramics as an Imaging Specialist.

Mike has extensive experience in photography education and digital imaging, having developed the MousePushers digital imaging courses through Pixelmix Digital Training and taught photography and digital imaging at Priestley College in Warrington. He was previously Editor of Digital Photographer and Creative Imaging and is currently Editor of Professional Imagemaker, the magazine of The Societies of Photographers. His ongoing work includes colour management and digital workflow, as well as the practical application of imaging technology in photography.



Elevated camera photography

How to Photograph Architecture from Above Without a Drone

September 1, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Photographic Techniques

By Cristina Pascu-Tulbure and Mike McNamee An elevated viewpoint can transform architectural photography. Discover how camera poles and masts can...

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printing photographs on wallpaper

How to Print Photography as Wallpaper: A Guide for Photographers

August 25, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Photographic Paper

Turn your photographs into dramatic wall art with this guide to photographic wallpaper, large-format printing, choosing the right image and...

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photography locations in Ironbridge

Ironbridge Gorge Photography: A Photographer’s Guide

August 9, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Photo Projects

The Ironbridge Gorge is one of those places where photographers can easily spend an entire day exploring – and still...

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Affinity Photo review

Affinity Photo Review: A Powerful Alternative to Adobe

August 4, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Software

For photographers looking for an alternative to Adobe’s Creative Cloud, the Affinity suite has become an increasingly interesting option. Affinity...

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PortraitPro 24 review

PortraitPro 24 Review: AI Portrait Retouching for Photographers

June 29, 2024 Mike McNamee
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AI photography, Article, Software

Portrait retouching has always been something of a balancing act. A little careful editing can remove distractions and help a...

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Nik Collection review

Nik Collection Review: A Guide to DxO’s Photo Editing Plugins

June 25, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Software

For photographers who want more creative control than a conventional RAW editor provides, Nik Collection by DxO remains one of...

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preparing photos for print

How to Check and Perfect a Photo Before Printing or Submission

June 23, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Software

Getting an image to the point where you think it is finished can be one of the most satisfying stages...

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perspective in photography

Perspective in Photography: How to Create Realistic Composites

June 20, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Photographic Techniques, Software

Perspective is one of those things that photographers often understand intuitively without necessarily being able to explain it. We know...

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DJI Matrice 350 RTK

DJI Matrice 350 RTK and Zenmuse H30: Professional Drone Photography Explained

June 16, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Commercial Photography

For many photographers, a drone means a compact aircraft carrying a relatively small camera. But there is another side to...

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DJI Mavic 3 Pro review

DJI Mavic 3 Pro for Photography: A Professional Photographer’s Review

June 15, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Commercial Photography

Drone photography has transformed what photographers can capture. Aerial images that once required a helicopter, specialist aircraft or expensive equipment...

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