Marcus Platt Photography

My first Property Photo Assignment

November 4, 2021 In Property

I was recently asked by a member of the family to photograph their home as they were not 100% happy with the internal shots the estate agent took for advertising purposes....

South Downs National Park

February 5, 2020 In Project UK National Parks

I decided to set myself a photography project for the whole of 2020 to photograph all 15 UK National Parks, with this in mind I set out to what I think is the most iconic...

Elevetham Heath Astro Composite with Luminar 4

January 3, 2020 In Luminar

I recently upgraded to Luminar 4 on macOS to add another tool to my photography editing arsenal. One of it’s more innovative features is it’s new “AI Sky Replacement”,...

Leaves on the Line

January 3, 2020 In Project

Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. Yet I find any time for any photography expeditions in 2019. But I did have a small photo project idea that helped me through...

My Cheeky Stag photo makes UK national Newspapers

October 6, 2018 In Animals

A first for me as one of my photos was published in 2 UK national newspapers, The Telegraph and the Times after getting +1100 likes on a Facebook post. The photo was taken...

Winner of Photographer of the Year 2017 – Fleet Pond society

February 25, 2018 In Competition

Every year the Fleet Pond society hold a photographic competition, the theme/brief of 2017 being “Beauty and the not so…..” I entered a couple of photos just before...

Saal Digital Photobook review

January 21, 2018 In Products

I always enjoy seeing my photos printed, there’s something really satisfying about seeing your photo’s on paper, either in a book or on your wall. I’ve invested in a Cannon...

And the winner is…. Shortlisted in the National Trust photography competition.

December 27, 2017 In National Trust

All the way back in September I received an email from the National Trust that blew my mind. I’d submitted a photograph of Frencham Little pond as part of the National Trust...

One of my photos was made Lumix UK Photo of the Day!

October 31, 2017 In Lightroom National Trust

I recently shared a photo of Dunwich Heath on Twitter where it got picked up by @LumixUK as I’d shot it on my Panasonic G80 camera, they asked if they could make it their...

Adventures in Lightroom – Dunwich Heath

October 25, 2017 In Lightroom National Trust

I recently started a short course with a local photographer Kevin Ahronson and his school Hampshire School of Photography. A small group of us meet on a Monday evening and Kevin...