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

west coast

Wish you were here?

wish you were here

I doubt very much that you wish you were right here. As lovely as the Small Aperture mansion is, it’s pretty drafty right now. How about the Isle of Jura, just off of Scotland’s west coast, for a week next summer? Sounds ideal to me, especially if I could win the trip there with a photograph.

The Isle of Jura and Visit Scotland have dreamed up a competition where three people and their partners can win a week’s holiday on Jura, as well as an Olympus E-PL1, by submitting a ‘postcard’ of a destination that inspires them. Take the photo, explain what makes the place amazing, and submit your postcard. The judging panel includes Jim Richardson of National Geographic fame. (He’ll also be on-hand to give the winners a two day photography master-class.)

Entries are being accepted between now and 21 January 2011. All of the details are available on the competition website.

P.S. Deer out-number humans 30 to 1 on Jura
P.P.S. My favourite whisky comes from Jura