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

coup de grace

A death knell for Kodak?

The prospects for Kodak have not been looking good for some time, but today things became decidedly grim. If the rumours are to be believed, the company is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. That is, unless it can sell off its valuable cache of 1,100 patents within the next few days.

Given that it was Kodak that practically developed digital photography, there must be plenty of juicy morsels lurking amongst its archives that any other camera manufacturers would be willing to gobble up. But the question is, would these companies be willing to pay enough upfront to help keep Kodak afloat? If the patents are auctioned off under court supervision, according to Chapter 11 rules, they could be picked up at knock-down prices. Or two (or more) rival companies might engage in a bidding war and the prices could rocket. That would be good for Kodak, but to what end? It'd be solvent, yes, but that'd be just about it. How much would this be just deferring the inevitable?

Kodak's shares have closed at under $1 for thirty consecutive days, and it's possible that it'll be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange as a consequence. This afternoon, its shares were trading at 54 cents.

This would seem to be a rattling death throe in a protracted, painful, and very public demise. I can't help but think that it would be kinder all round if someone would issue a swift coup de grace.

(Headsup to both Engadget and the Wall Street Journal)