How does phase-detection AF work, what's the best way to clean a sensor, what's 'hyperfocal distance'? They're all the sorts of questions you get from readers, and explaining technical jargon and concepts is my speciality.
So while photo-facts is a source of information for photographers, I've also tried to make it useful to editors. I've been an editor myself, so I know the value of quick, straightforward overviews, and what a time-saver it is when someone else has already done the leg-work.
It's also a showcase for what I do as a freelance photography writer, and I'm happy to take on anything from a short technical boxout to a full-size feature or supplement.
For those who don't know me already, here's a quick resume:
Experience
I've been taking pictures for 25 years, writing for 20 and concentrating on digital photography for the past 10. I've been a full-time writer since 1995, and before that I was a magazine editor, production editor and reviewer, so I know what it's like on both sides of the fence.
Publications
It's a long list, and includes The Sunday Times, Amateur Photographer, 35mm Photography, SLR Photography, Digital Camera, Digital Photographer, Digital Camera Buyer, Digital Photo Effects, Digital Photography Enthusiast, Digital Camera Shopper, Photo Plus, PhotoRadar, Shutterbug (US), T3, Stuff and CNET UK. I've also written for a similar number of computing magazines over the years.
Specialities
• Digital camera reviews (from compacts to full-frame D-SLRs) and group tests
• Technology articles and how-tos
• Image-editing techniques (Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture, iPhoto, Picasa)
I'll be happy if you find this site useful, happier still if you can give me some feedback on what you like and how it could be improved, and happiest of all if it leads to some commissions!
Thanks,
Rod Lawton
(+44)7929 288286
