Cameras today do just about everything automatically except jump out of your bag and take the shot themselves, of course the technology is there to do that too! But with all this automation the full creativity and control of exposing an image can be lost. This is why at School of Photography, especially in our [...]
In general we as photographers strive to get our images as sharp as possible throughout. However sometimes a bit of blur due to movement can add to an image, creating a sense of action or motion. A typical example of this is when shooting a waterfall or fast moving water in a river or even [...]
How accurately you focus an image can make or break the image, sometimes the moment is over as soon as it has begun thus preventing a second, more precise, shot. Today’s auto focus cameras are quite quick and accurate but the photographer must know how to use the cameras focusing system correctly.
Most auto focus cameras [...]
Promote yourself by creating an Online Gallery
Success as a Freelance Photographer demands good marketing and self promotion. The physical portfolio or book, which was usually deemed as the first introduction of a photographer to a client, is not quite the thing of the past. However these days the Internet is becoming a very popular source [...]
The Internet is now the most popular way of displaying images for both amateur and professional photographers. However it is also the easiest way of photographic theivery or misuse of copyright.
A few simple steps can reduce the chance of your images being used by others without permission.
1. Keep images small.
The bigger the image, the more [...]
Sorry for the delay in updating the blog, the move to the new Moodle Course Management System is currently underway. Two courses are now updated for 2009/2010 in the new system and have active students already participating and learning the art of photography.
The courses are:
Wedding Photography, a complete new course for earning YOU money while making the [...]
The Digital Imaging Photography course v4.0 is our latest version of the
course. It is designed to show you how to use your computer and photo
editing software to capture, edit, manipulate and produce top quality
digital photgraphy images for both the Internet and printing. It’s
easier than you think with our in-depth lessons. The Digital Imaging
course has step [...]
At long last we have the results for our Photographer of the Year 2008. The final competition did cause problems for most as it was a tough theme to depict.
1st Place: Harjono Djoyobisono, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA. Harjonos image titled “Windy and Smokey Night” came out on top. One judge commented: “I like the way that the [...]