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How to compose a digital photograph

How to compose a digital photograph

Photo composition rule of thirds I recently explainded Long Exposure photography and What is Depth of Field which will help provide artistic effect to your images, however, capturing a photograph is more than knowing the settings, pointing and shooting. You need to consider the the scene and how to best portray that by framing the [...]

Photography tips – get out and shoot!

Photography tips – get out and shoot!

Photography is a huge learning curve. In the past I have explained a bit about depth of field in photography. In Cornwall we are spoilt for choice with landscape, seascape and town vistas.

Long Exposure photography

Long exposure photographs “So what is long exposure photography, and how should I use it  is a question I am being asked a lot at the moment. I thought the easiest way to explain it would be to write a brief post on the subject rather than answering each individual request. A basic explanation of [...]

 
What is Depth of Field

What is Depth of Field

Depth of field (DoF) can be used to great effect in your digital photography. But how do you use it???

Colour in Photography. Porthleven in Cornwall with Selected toning

Using colour in photography The beauty with photography and other media art work, is you can change reality to suite mood and enhance emotions or aspects to portray your vision on the world…. It is your photograph, you might have set the cameras apature setting for depth of field or exposure and how you want [...]

Adobe Photoshop Express – Digital editing

Adobe Photoshop Express – Digital editing

Photoshop Express If you are interested in editing your own photographs there are lots of options out there for you online like Picnik and Picasa. However, Adobe has been the market leader in professional editing suites and they put together well thought out products. With adobes photoshop express you will be able to do some [...]

 
Online printing – Photobox.com

Online printing – Photobox.com

I want to tell you about my recent experience with an online photograph printing company called Photobox.com high street printing Initially I had my images printed by a local print firm. It was easy. Walk into town load my images onto their system, use their color profile in my monitor set up return a day [...]

Porthleven sea scape photograph

This image was taken a few days after the March 10th storms that battered Cornwall. You can get an idea as to the size of the wave by the two surfers on the left side.