Exposure is defined by Wiki as the amount of light per unit area reaching a photographic film or electronic image sensor, as determined by shutter speed, lens aperture and scene luminance. If too much light is absorbed, the image will be over exposed – usually characterised by areas of bright white, highlights or sky that…
Today I’m going to start a series of posts going into more detail about what makes a great photo. I did touch on this way back on 29 September and introduced what I think are the six fundamental aspects of a photo – five of them have a technical element and one is, perhaps, more subjective. Exposure…
Last week as a a really good week photo-wise. Firstly, I visited The Photographic Angle exhibition “4 Elements” in Camberley which included 4 of my pictures. This is the third time I’ve been featured by these people and it’s always nice to see your pictures in print in an exhibition space. This is me taking a…
The social side of Flickr is one of the biggest benefits of being a member. The community is massive, and so you’re sure to find a group that caters to your particular niche. There are groups for specific locations, specific cameras, specific software, specific demographics of people (old, young, male, female etc.) then some quirky…
I joined Flickr back in 2008 but didn’t really start posting pictures regularly until 2011, since then I’ve been quite active on the site posting over 1800 photos and having over 500,000 views to date. I like Flickr for several reasons; Most photographers want their work to be seen and I’m no different. Although I…
As a follow-up to my post about the most expensive photographs ever sold, I thought I’d take the opportunity to talk a bit about what makes a great photograph – and perhaps more importantly, what can spoil one. This is my most-viewed photograph on Flickr. There are many factors that go to making a good…
There are all manner of different ways to learn photography and learn about photography. I bought a polystyrene head to practice lighting head shots for example. One of the ways that I enjoy most is the podcast. I subscribe to a number of audio and video podcasts that roll out episodes every week (sometimes more…
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