22 April, 2010 (21:41) | Site Updates, general, newsletter | By: Diarmuid
The student gallery is a showcase of the best work produced by students. All images have been chosen by our tutors for the gallery from images submitted by students through their projects.
Naturally these images are outstanding because they are selected from hundreds of project submissions. In fact only a handful of images are selected through [...]
Tags: camera, gallery, image, photography, students
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2 January, 2010 (11:22) | general, newsletter | By: Diarmuid
We at School of Photography are often asked the question: Do I need the latest version of Adobe Photoshop in order to get the best quality from my photos?
Our answer is usually in short; no. Adobe Photoshop is a professional program that has a wide range of uses, not just still photography. Therefore it has [...]
Tags: adobe, course, digital, editing, elements, image, photography, Photoshop
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22 November, 2009 (15:08) | newsletter | By: Diarmuid
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 [...]
Tags: blur, image, motion, photography, shutter speed, water
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7 November, 2009 (11:30) | newsletter | By: Diarmuid
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 [...]
Tags: autofocus, camera, eyes, focus, image, lens, photography, portraits
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22 October, 2009 (11:27) | newsletter | By: Diarmuid
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 [...]
Tags: blog, course, freelance, gallery, image, photography, professional
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