Archives » June, 2008

New Blood D&AD Exhibition

New Blood D&AD Exhibition starts today! This is the most exciting time for new talent in design throughout the UK.
The New Blood Exhibition is a chance for britains brightest talents and designers to showcase their work in Earls Court in the Brompton Hall for 3 days starting today untill Wednesday 25 June.
The D&AD annual show [...]

Boob Watch

An American designer has built a dress with built in cameras to catch people out who focus on the boobs rather than the face!
Two video cameras are placed where the nipples would be, and then the video is fed to an oversixed collar at the back of the head so people behind can see how [...]

RSPC-Art

Art in the 21st Century has become sensationalist, we are so used to films and tv that it is very hard to shock us. Artists strive to shock and with todays society being seemingly un-phaseable they are trying harder and harder.
Seigmeister carved typography into his own body that was shocking but it was his life, [...]

Organise your Photos

Once upon a time we had to organise images with prints and negatives filed or displayed in pristeem condition. Nowadays you think life is much easier with digital images being the medium of choice. This is wrong! Digital images need just as much TLC as their Print predecessor, more so as you don’t have negatives [...]

Photography Tip of the Week - Tripods

This weeks photography tip is the use of tripods, this may seem a very basic thing to comment on as tripods just hold a camera up don’t they? Alot of Photographers these days feel they don’t need a Tripod as their camera or their lens has image stabilization. Image stabilization is great as it will [...]

Tips For The Travelling Photographer

When traveling with Photo Equipment its best to be aware of dangers or problems you may face, here are a few tips for all photographers travelling this year.
1. When flying, carry your camera in your hndluggage to avoid damage.Always check with your airline’s web site or flight details to make sure you can carry-on handluggage [...]

Olym-Pics 2012

Controversy has arisen already with the upcoming Olympics 2012 Organisers are having to write out rules and regulations about what can and can’t be done with the events photography and press photographers.
Last month an ncident involving two amateur photographers who claimed that on the 3rd May heavy-handed security guards intimidated them outside the Olympic [...]

Stop Press! New Photography Degree

For the first time ever a media training centre and the Press Assosciation have collaborated to develop a new press photography degree.
East Coast Media Centre, in Grimsby, are the first to introduce a two-year foundation course which is specific to Press photography and starts in September.
Press Assosciation staff be on site to teach modules with [...]

High Dynamic Range Photography

High Dynamic Range Photography or HDR Photography is the latest technique in photo editing that is startng to be used in a variety of mediums.
Computer graphics in photography are becoming more and more popular, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) allows a greater range of exposures, this is the range of values between light and dark [...]

Wedding Planners

When doing the photography for a wedding it can sometimes be a nightmare trying to contact everyone and everyone has different ideas! The Bride, Mother of the Bride, Mother of the Groom! Everyone wants a say and sometimes you can’t get any specific details from anyone. I love it when a Wedding Planner is involved, [...]