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

golden delicious

Ten Awe-Inspiring Apples

Frost Crab Apple in the Garden by Steven House Photography

So, what did you do for National Apple Day yesterday? Nothing?! Nothing at all?! You mean to tell me you didn’t graze on a Granny Smith? Gobble a Golden Delicious? You didn’t so much as bother a Braeburn? For shame. Next you’ll be telling me you didn’t partake in the annual apple-based food fight – it’s a bit like the Spanish Tomatina festival, except with significantly more injuries.

OK, so I’ll admit, I didn’t do anything for National Apple Day, either. I’m feeling a wee bit guilty, so I thought I’d alleviate that guilt a little by trawling through the Flickr dungeons (so you don’t have to) and finding some interesting, beautiful or generally noteworthy apple-themed images. You wouldn’t believe how many people have inserted some rather distinctive white headphones into an apple. None of those images will feature.

That said, here are ten of the best. Chomp away. You can count this as part of your five-a-day.

1 – Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost by petervanallen

2 – The Untimely Death of Granny Smith

The Untimely Death of Granny Smith by Mr. Moog

3 – Rinfrescante…Refreshing…Refrescante

Rinfrescante...Refreshing...Refrescante by Oceano Mare

4 – Qué

Qué by Ibai Acevedo

5 – Apple Jumping Out of the Water

Apple Jumping Out of the Water by AHMED

6 – Frost Crab Apple in the Garden

Frost Crab Apple in the Garden by Steven House Photography

7 – Apple

Apple, by Dragan*

8 – Temptation, Taste, Venom

Temptation, Taste, Venom by dogfaceboy

9 – Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy

Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy by au tum n

10 – Wet Fruit

Wet Fruit by Leo Druker

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