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

legal aspects

More album cover grief

Safe Trip Home

What is it with album covers and disputed photographs? Hot on the heels of the Vampire Weekend fiasco, the astronaut Bruce McCandless is suing Dido for using the image of his 1984 spacewalk on her ‘Safe Trip Home’ album. He’s after unspecified damages from Getty Images, Sony Music, and Dido (or Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong, to give her her full name) for using his ‘persona’ without permission.

Thing is, he’s not physically identifiable in the image; he’s no more than a white blob. But he’s pretty famous for making that spacewalk and you can figure out it’s him with a bit of brain power. So does he have a leg to stand on? I honestly have no idea. You’d've thought that with all the money that is ploughed into the technical legal aspects of producing an album, some lawyers might’ve considered this one.

Headsup to The Guardian.