Archives » July, 2010

Capturing Babies in Photographs

In my last post I wrote about the difficulty of taking photos of animals but
another tricky area of photography is managing to take photographs of babies
and young children. Unless they are asleep, getting a young child to stay still
for a photograph can be as hard as taking a photograph of an animal. I once did
a [...]

Taking photos of Pets

Recently my aunt’s golden retriever had 9 puppies and obviously we were desperate to get lots of adorable images of them to keep and show potential owners via a website online but we were faced with the common problem of how to take photos of moving pets. However one way to overcome this is [...]

Wedding Photos

When getting married one of the most important aspects of the day is the photography. Once all the excitement of the big day is over the wedding photos are the images that will be looked at and displayed in the home for the rest of their lives. Therefore ensuring that you get the images that [...]

Holiday Snaps

Well, it’s that time of year again when everyone will be jetting off on their holidays armed with their cameras in the hope of getting a decent shot of a local monument and iconic building. There are some simple tips that everyone can use when taking holiday snaps. Firstly ensure that you get down to [...]

The Surveillance Society in Images

At the beginning of June a new photography exhibition opened at the Tate Modern called Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera. Controversy surrounded this exhibition as it featured images made without the explicit permission of the subject. This is what the general public are constantly exposed to; a surveillance society where one never knows whether [...]