Technology Explained, Practice
Daniela Bowker
Resolution and pixels and image quality! Oh my! ...

When you hear the term 'high-res' thrown about with such abandon when it comes to images for web use, have you ever stopped to think just how big or how high quality and image meant for the web needs to be?

Resolution and pixels and image quality! Oh my! Saving images for the web
Feature Articles, Photography Theory
Haje Jan Kamps
Low-contrast photographs don't have to be boring

There's an assumption that high-contrast images are more dynamic, more compelling, more inviting. Have a go at some low-contrast photography. You might surprise yourself with the results.

Low-contrast photographs don't have to be boring
Feature Articles, Theory
Daniela Bowker
Seeking balance in your photos

Balance doesn't mean symmetry; it means an internal consistency and tension within your photos. And it's a vital element of composition. 

Seeking balance in your photos
Feature Articles, Photography Theory
Haje Jan Kamps
Training your photographic luck

Great photos might be down to a little bit of luck, but most of that 'luck' you make yourself. Don't believe us? Read on...

Training your photographic luck
Feature Articles, Practice
Daniela Bowker
The ups and downs and ins and outs of ...

Photographing buildings doesn't have to mean wide-angle lenses and fretting about correcting for the keystone effect. Any lens, and angle. Don't believe us? Let us show you!

The ups and downs and ins and outs of photographing buildings

cookie recipe

Cookie cutters that'll make cameras good enough to eat!


I thought that I had a pretty awesome cookie cutter collection - it even includes giraffes - but it's about to get a whole lot awesomer! (No, I know that 'awesomer' isn't a real word, but I'm not sure I care at this juncture. I'm having a childish moment of 'Squee!') Move over the entire alphabet of cookie cutters and bring on the camera-shaped ones!

Uh-hmm! Cookie cutters shaped like SLR, range-finder, and twin lens reflex cameras are now available from the DIYPhotography store. It's $17.95 for the three, they're made from PBA-free plastic, and they even have a cookie recipe included. Now you can most definitely have that Canon 1D X and you can eat it!

My biscuit obsession and my camera obsession are about to make cute, tasty babies!