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

palace of westminster

The White Cliffs of Not-Dover

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When you think of iconic images of Britain, what springs to mind? The Palace of Westminster? A London bus crossing Waterloo Bridge? Stonehenge? How about the White Cliffs of Dover? If you’re Dover Town Council how hard do you think it would be to come across a photo of one of your town’s most famous landmarks to put on your website? Surprisingly, would be the answer.

If you toddle over to Dover Town Council’s website, the striking image of white cliffs rising out of the breaking waves aren’t those at Dover, but they are the cliffs at Seven Sisters, found up the road in the next county, Sussex. The Council has put it all down to these times of austerity and not wanting to pay for the requisite image. That, most certainly is commendable. But why choose an image of a landmark over 70 miles away?

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Why not look for images of Dover Castle? Or, heaven forfend, run a competition inviting people to submit their favourite images of Dover, or more specifically of the White Cliffs. Is it that hard?

And if you happen to have any awesome shots of the White Cliffs, I’m sure that Dover Town Council would love to hear from you.