10 Estate Agent Photography Tips
February 03, 2013 | No Comments
Photographs are an essential part of selling a property; it shocks me how little time, thought, and effort sometimes goes into this important piece of marketing. I purchased my current house around two years ago, the size of the property and the quality of the finish was not portrayed very well from the photographs that [...]
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Thrill-seeking photography, Rooftopping
January 25, 2013 | No Comments
Anyone scared of heights need not apply. It is one of the most gut-wrenching experiences imaginable, but ‘Rooftopping’, a new heart-stopping photography craze is sweeping across the globe. Those brave enough to give it a try must go to the tops of the world’s tallest buildings, shimmy to the side and then hang off the [...]
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Enter Metro’s winter photography competition and win a Sony 3D TV
January 23, 2013 | No Comments
Enter a new winter photography competition from the World Photography Organisation (WPO), Sony UK and Metro and you could win a 3D TV and have your photo exhibited at a prestigious exhibition. You have until March 11 to enter your pictures that you think best capture the British winter in all its glory, whether that [...]
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Photography Competition
January 22, 2013 | No Comments
Photography competitions are a great way to enhance your skills and the photographs you produce. The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh have just announced details of the 2013 competition. More information can be found on their website. Following the success of last year’s competition we are excited to announce that we will be running another next year. The [...]
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Natural Light Portraits
November 13, 2012 | No Comments
Portrait photography needn’t be expensive, using natural light is one of the basic means of lighting in the world of photography. Though using a reflector helps brighten faces, other than a camera and some sunlight, the method requires no additional equipment and is capable of producing well lit portraits.
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012 winners
September 20, 2012 | No Comments
The Astronomy Photographer of the Year Competition has this year recieved a record number of entries from both amateur and professional photographers. The competition is run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in association with Sky at Night Magazine, this years winners are: Overall and Deep Space Winner: M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy by Martin Pugh [...]
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10 New York Cinemagraphs
August 16, 2012 | No Comments
A cinemagraph is basically a combination of a static photograph with either video or sequence of images. It gives the impression of being a video, but not quite. They are commonly produced by taking a series of photographs or a video recording, and, using image editing software, compositing the photographs or the video frames into [...]
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Glasgow at Night Photographs
August 15, 2012 | No Comments
Here is a You Tube video showing what Glasgow looks like when the sun goes down! Please see our Glasgow Courses page for courses in this area
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How Photographers Captured the Olympics
August 14, 2012 | No Comments
Following our post with 10 Amazing London 2012 Photographs we bring you a video showing how the professionals get these types of shots. The key message from the photographers is that, despite all the technological wizardry and equipment at their disposal, getting that winning shot is always down to them knowing when the decisive moment [...]
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10 Amazing London Olympic Photos
July 31, 2012 | No Comments
Here are 10 images taken from the London 2012 Olympics so far.
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