In the credit crunch everyone is counting the pennies, and the amateur photographer has a tough challenge ahead. A studio set up can cost a lot of money and still life is no exception.If you are serious about your photography and don’t have a lot of money then you should try a homemade studio!
For small [...]
This years Photographic Portrait Prize is being held at the Lowry at Salford Quays, it opened this weekend but you have until the 22nd of July to see 60 of the best entries of the competition.
This years entries were said to be an eclective mix with images of celebrities such as Amy Whinehouse, more intimate [...]
Pinhole photography is a very old and very fun way of taking pictures, without using a lens a tiny hole is used instead of the lens. The light passes through the tiny hole then the image is formed in the camera.
Pinhole cameras can be both large or small simple or intricate. Pin hole cameras have [...]
Pic Stop are offering the chance to win an amazing Canon EOS 450D! But get in quick as the competition finishes 31st August.
The Canon EOS 450D SLR has 12.2 Megapixels won the award for the best D-SLR in Europe 2008 as voted by TIPA.
All you have to do is go to the Pic Stop [...]
I’m sure everyone has seen the You Tube videos showing die hard Photographers taking a picture everyday for a year then putting them all together in quick succession showing all 365 pictures. Well now Homer Simpson has done this but geone one step further showing his entire 39 years.
I always find these kind of photomontages [...]
Well as any one who knows me could tell you Purple s my favourite colour and I go mad for anything purple, be it parma violet sweets, pens, notebooks or my treasured purple stilettos which aren’t really fashionable and hurt my feet but they are purple so I love them!
This month Flickr are holding a [...]
This week in the spirit of the Tour De France I came across an image of Cyclists by the Photographer Vittorio Alinari. This Italian photographer is probably credited in all the most popular photo books as one of the best known photographers from his time.
The picture above entitled ‘Cyclists’ is probably one of Alinari’s most [...]
I’m holding my breath waiting for the results of the of the British Grand Prix, to see if Lewis Hamilton can do it, at ths moment photographers at Silverstone have reported Hamilton is in the lead.
It has been a tough week for the British Grand Prix with worries over whether this will be the last [...]
Every body loves taking photos, printing and sharing them with friends and family images, family events and weekends away are easily captured with digital cameras but most of us struggle with printing, choosing the right paper and printing techniques.
It can be very confusing deciphering which paper weght to choose and who do you trust? [...]
Since the introduction of colour photography Black and white images became a bit old fashioned, but as with all trends black and white photography is being used more and more today.
A lot of portrait, and wedding photography are picking up on the use of Black and white imagery, it is not as old fashioned as [...]