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

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Home Alone meets camera traps in this fun video

Every year, I find myself hiding away my annual-festivity-presents, and I do sometimes wonder... Is anyone going to start looking for them? The other day, on the bus, I found myself day-dreaming about what it might look like if you did a Home Alone-style set of camera traps.

So imagine my surprise when I was sent this video:

https://vimeo.com/111126307

Yep, that's right, that's those photographic wizards over at Triggertrap, using their Triggertrap Mobile app and dongle to capture a set of would-be Christmas present sleuths in action. Great idea, and I'll definitely be playing more with camera traps in the upcoming months!

Now if only Father Christmas would bring me one of their Triggertrap Mobile kits...