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Are you giving a camera as a present for Christmas? Do you know someone who is receiving a camera for Christmas? Are you looking for that last minute present for someone who has an interest in photography? One of our courses could be the perfect gift. See details of our full range of courses on our [...]
The rangefinder design of camera has been around for many, many years. Its popularity was at its peak midway through the last century. Camera makers have tried resurrecting this style of camera on and off over the years. The advantage of the rangefinder was its compact size over its main rival the SLR. Some [...]
The Nikon D5100 is not Nikons entry level offering, which is the D3100. However it is a camera that offers more to those who want that little bit extra and satisfies the needs of the enthusiast on a budget. It is the replacement to Nikons D5000. Nikon D5100 The camera is smaller and neater then [...]
The School of Photography is proud to announce a new edition to our range of photography courses: The Travel Photography Course. Our new course has everything you may have already experienced from the School of Photography: – Comprehensive instruction – - Hundreds of example images – - A fully documented Travel shoot – - The [...]
The latest course to be given a whole new look is our proven Glamour Photography Course (GP2). In the last few years photography has changed considerably. More users have switched to using digital cameras, and the quality of the cameras have increased. To reflect the constantly changing world of modern photography all our courses are [...]
Happy New Year to all our students and friends! We wish all of you the best for 2011. We are pleased to announce our newly updated Freelance Photography Course for 2011. Freelance photography has moved on quite a lot since the previous update and these changes are all covered in the new online course. The [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]