NOTE TO SELF – FIND OUT MORE ABOUT RICK SMOLLEN AND CHECK OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNING UP TO LYNDA.COM Rick Smolan is responsible for some of the largest photographic projects ever undertaken. A former Time, Life, and National Geographic photographer, Rick created the best-selling Day in the Life book series and many other large-scale […]Read Post ›
I had an unsettling experience yesterday which has made me question the legal limitations regarding photography. I was shopping in a local store when to cut a long story short I was approached by three burly Scene of Crime police officers in full crash gear. On being asked to step outside I was advised that I […]Read Post ›
I have found the article posted below from the Canon DSLR Photographer’s Guide on the Canon Photo Guide website to be a very useful touchstone when I am wondering where my photography is going or what I am wanting from a particular photoshoot. —– o0o —– 5 questions you should ask yourself to […]Read Post ›
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What the poor need most is not pity but love. They need to feel respect for their human dignity, which is neither less nor different from the dignity of any other human being. (Mother Teresa) Khadisara (age 13 in this image) is NOT just a girl living in…
SOME THOUGHTS ON READING ‘LANDSCAPE IN PHOTOGRAPHY’ ANSEL ADAMS – MOON AND MOUNT MCKINLEY (from http://www.playle.com/listing.php?i=KDL65801) Landscape photography is a branch of photography that I enjoy practising. On reading the chapters ‘Photography and the Nineteenth Century’ and ‘Landscape in Photography’ in Graham Clarke’s book ‘The Photograph‘ (Oxford University Press, 1997) I was struck by the changing […]Read Post ›
Books that I have acquired and am currently reading and referring to include : – The Photograph by Graham Clarke – a standard book for the Art of Photography course. Published by Oxford University Press for their Oxford History of Art series. ISBN 978-0-19-284200-8 Developing Vision & Style – A Landscape Photography Masterclass by Joe […]Read Post ›
TRYING TO TAKE OFF AGAINST THE WIND AND TIDE! A laptop crash has delayed the continuation of my work for a while so I have been revisiting my Canon 7D manual to read all the stuff I should have read before but never found the time! Still a lot to get my head round and […]Read Post ›
I never thought it would be this challenging! Not the photography, but the technology of setting up a blog and recording the exercises! I have had enormous difficulty uploading photographs into My Collections on the OCA site and I don’t know if I am doing something wrong, if my software, hardware or server are the problem, or if it is […]Read Post ›
I never thought it would be this challenging! Not the photography, but the technology of setting up a blog and recording the exercises! I have had enormous difficulty uploading photographs into My Collections on the OCA site and I don’t know if I am doing something wrong, if my software, hardware or server are the problem, or if it is […]Read Post ›
David Gardner OCA 513007 THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THE COURSE It has been a busy couple of weeks getting to grips with the course and what it will entail. What is immediately clear is that it will be a welcome challenge in terms of understanding, organisation and time management and also that […]Read Post ›
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