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

postcards

Postagram posts your Instagrams

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After Haje’s dismal experiences with ShootIt postcards sent directly from his phone, he’s been looking for alternatives. Maybe Postagram, with their Instagram-stylee postcards, can help? The app is free to download and postcards are 99 cents each. You can expect delivery within a two to five day time-frame in the USA. Anything going overseas might take longer.

Unlike a traditional postcard, the image doesn’t take up the entirety of the front of the postcard. Instead, the square (2.5 by 2.5 inch) Instagram-esque image pops out to become a free-standing picture. There’s room for a Twitter-length message, too.

Postagram was initially designed for use with Instagram, but a recent update means that you can send a picture from your phone’s album, too.

This one might be worth a shot.

Postagram is available for download from the iTunes store.

Postcards from an iPhone

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Imagine that you’re standing on top of Kilimanjaro and you want to send a postcard of your view, right at that moment, along with a note, to your great aunt Phoebe. Well, there’s a groovy little app that’s just been released for iPhones that’ll allow you to do just that.

It’s called Simply Postcards, and the app is free to download. You take your picture, you write your note, you select a recipient from your address book, then it is all down to Simply Postcards. Your first postcard is free, and each subsequent postcard will cost you upwards of $1. You can pay with a credit card of via PayPal.

This might put an end to my tacky postcard challenge, but at least they have a better chance of arriving home before I do.

(Headsup to Photography Blog.)