Today marks the Launch of the Cumbria Institute of the Arts final exhibition, I went to the Art college to do my degree not long before it made the transition to Cumbria University.
I remember a few years ago the stresses of getting all my work printed and exhibited properly for the start of the final [...]
England may not have got through to UEFA 2008 but there’s still a chance for a British win! Canon, the official UEFA 2008 Sponsor are holding a Photography Competition.
During the Competion it is a chance for Amateur Photographers across Europe to upload their images for a chance to win the chance to go Pitch side [...]
Birmingham Rag Market are holding the latest drop in for the Big Picture come down and take photos that could be added to the world’s biggest photomontage.
Artsts Faye Claridge and Helen Barrow will be there to advise and oversee the big event with a stall in the indoor market near the Market Customer Centre, today. [...]
All Photographers should have a portfolio, this could be online, on cds or the classic printed portfolio.
If hiring a photographer you should always ask to see the photographers portfolio this is a good indication of their style or versatility. Online portfolios are good as they are easily accessible to the masses, employers, curators and the [...]
This week I am looking at French photographer, Guy Bourdin.
French orphan Guy Bourdin first received tuition in Photography during his military service in the French Air Force, he was stationed in Dakar, Senegal 1948 - 49. By 1950 he was ready for his fist exhibition of paintings and drawings at Galerie, Rue de la Bourgogne, [...]
Not only is it Fathers day today but it is National Nature Photography day today aswell!
After a long cold winter finally spring has sprung in britain and we are blessed with temperamental showers, blustery winds and bright sunshine. Its time for budding photographers to take advantage of this inspirational season and get out and snapping. [...]
My friend brought round some brilliant mugs, I must admit I feel a bit geeky being so impressed by these as they are pantone mugs.
As a housewarming present my friend bought me and my fiance two pantone mugs, Pantone Black 4C and Pantone Process Yellow C. Pantone Black 4C is described as the colour of [...]
The Nikon D3 is my reccomendation for a Fathers day Present to keep you in the Good books for years to come!.The D3 is the ultimate boys toy for Photographers the professional digital SLR, it has shooting speeds of up to 11 frames-per-second it uses Nikon’s 3D Color Matrix Metering with Scene Recognition and has [...]
Anna Wintour, British editor of US ‘Vogue’, receives Birhtday honour from Queen in this Years birthday Honours list.
Anna Wintour, editor of American Vogue, is among those honoured for contributions to the world of arts and media.
She has been appointed an OBE in this years diplomatic list, she has been hailed for her services to [...]
For taking portraits outdoors it is a good idea to take control of your flash manually rather than leaving it on auto.
Fill flash is a really good feature on most Digital cameras sometimes called flash on mode. By taking control of this so it goes on when you want it to you can get much [...]