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Photoshop is the standard from which all other image editing programs are measured. You’d wonder how improvements can be continually made to such a substantial program as this but Adobe always seem to find ways. Some criticism has been made to the lack of new and improved features with some previous versions of Photoshop CS. [...]
The amount of new DSLR cameras that come out is a steady stream to say the least. Canon are no strangers to marketing new upgraded models while the previous model hasn’t even left a dust ring on the store shelf. However with the Canon EOS 550D, there are some very good improvements and upgrades. Less [...]
The student gallery is a showcase of the best work produced by students. All images have been chosen by our tutors for the gallery from images submitted by students through their projects. Naturally these images are outstanding because they are selected from hundreds of project submissions. In fact only a handful of images are selected [...]
It seems most of us take the bulk of our photos during the summer. The weather is pleasant and we generally have more time due to holidays/vacations. This is also true for the landscape enthusiast. Even though most scenic locations may look better in autumn or spring, summer may be the only time for most [...]
Our Basic Photography Course was our flagship course. However it has been updated and renamed. It is now the Creative Photography Course and like all our recently updated courses, uses the Moodle e-learning management system, which we have found to be very successful. The Course and new system is much more manoeuvrable and we are [...]
We at School of Photography are often asked the question: Do I need the latest version of Adobe Photoshop in order to get the best quality from my photos? Our answer is usually in short; no. Adobe Photoshop is a professional program that has a wide range of uses, not just still photography. Therefore it [...]
Cameras today do just about everything automatically except jump out of your bag and take the shot themselves, of course the technology is there to do that too! But with all this automation the full creativity and control of exposing an image can be lost. This is why at School of Photography, especially in our [...]
In general we as photographers strive to get our images as sharp as possible throughout. However sometimes a bit of blur due to movement can add to an image, creating a sense of action or motion. A typical example of this is when shooting a waterfall or fast moving water in a river or even [...]
How accurately you focus an image can make or break the image, sometimes the moment is over as soon as it has begun thus preventing a second, more precise, shot. Today’s auto focus cameras are quite quick and accurate but the photographer must know how to use the cameras focusing system correctly. Most auto focus [...]
Promote yourself by creating an Online Gallery Success as a Freelance Photographer demands good marketing and self promotion. The physical portfolio or book, which was usually deemed as the first introduction of a photographer to a client, is not quite the thing of the past. However these days the Internet is becoming a very popular [...]