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

mcc website

Cricket Photograph of the Year competition

Played On, by Jim Campbell

If you didn’t already know it, I’m a bit of a cricket fanatic. Admittedly not quite as much as my brother, who can recall batting averages, but enough that I’ve been staying up into the small hours to listen to coverage of the Ashes from Australia. So when the Wisden-MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year competition was announced, I got a bit excited.

You can submit up to three photographs to the competition, and they can show anything provided that it is cricket-related. Whether you have Graeme Swann taking the final wicket at the Adelaide Oval two weeks ago, or the sun setting on a game of beach cricket in the summer, it’s all good. Just make sure that they were taken this calendar year and you lodge them by 17 January 2011.

The winner walks away with a cash prize of £500 and a £500 voucher to spend on Canon equipment with Park Cameras. I’m looking forward the results of this one.

Full details are available on the MCC website.

Image: Played On, by Jim Campbell