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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.



photography light modifiers

Photography Light Modifiers Explained: Reflectors, Softboxes and Feathering

June 10, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Photography Lighting

Understanding how light modifiers work can transform the way you approach studio photography. A reflector, softbox or parabolic modifier is...

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how to use Affinity Publisher

How to Design a Book in Affinity Publisher: A Beginner’s Guide

June 8, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Software

Creating a book can sound like a daunting project, particularly if you have never used professional page-layout software before. But...

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InDesign automation

How to Automate InDesign Workflows: Scripts, Styles and Time-Saving Tips

April 15, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Software

By Mike McNamee Adobe InDesign is one of those applications that can appear deceptively simple. You can create a page,...

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how to reduce noise in photos

How to Reduce Noise in Photos: ISO, Denoising and Image Quality

April 8, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Software

Noise is one of the most common technical problems photographers encounter, particularly when shooting at high ISO settings, in low...

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banding in photography

What Is Banding in Photos? Causes, Detection and How to Fix It

April 6, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Software

Banding is one of those image problems that can remain almost invisible during editing, only to become painfully obvious when...

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Hahnemühle photo paper

Hahnemühle Photo Paper Review: Four Papers Compared

March 10, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Photographic Paper

Choosing the right photo paper can have a surprisingly large effect on the appearance of a finished print. Surface finish,...

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AI translation

AI Translation for Websites and Publications: A Practical Guide

March 5, 2024 Mike McNamee
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AI photography, Article, Websites & SEO

By Mike McNamee Artificial intelligence has made high-quality translation far more accessible. Tools such as DeepL and ChatGPT can now...

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colour theory for photographers

Colour Theory for Photographers: Harmony, Palettes and Colour Management

February 19, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Software

Mike McNamee explores why colour is so difficult to control — and how photographers can use colour theory, palettes and...

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f/1.4 aperture explained

What Does f/1.4 Really Do? Depth of Field Explained

February 6, 2024 Mike McNamee
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Article, Photography Products

Mike McNamee looks at the maths behind shooting at f/1.4 and explains why the depth of field can be surprisingly...

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how to avoid camera shake

How to Avoid Camera Shake and Take Sharper Photos

December 22, 2023 Mike McNamee
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Article, Photographic Techniques

Camera shake is one of the most common causes of soft or blurry photographs. You can have a perfectly focused...

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