Snap Chat: Secrets of a Photography Student
RAMBLING, RANDOM NOTES TO HELP ME REMEMBER STUFF Classes 1 and 2 were a mixture of revisiting Level 1 STUFF to remind ourselves of what we'd already learned (and already started to forget) along with some new, techy STUFF that is still warping my mind. So don't expect any flow to any of this. It's... Continue Reading →
Hitting the cafe's of SW14 in search of shots (caffeine and camera) and cake.
Learning objectives: 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; So, I started off taking pictures up in Sheen Common and Richmond Park, as that's where the hound and I spend a part of most days. Dog-owners; dog-walkers; the dogs themselves: the canine world is not short of colourful characters and I figure that, over the next few months, I... Continue Reading →
NCFE Level 1 was all about the basics. Now we've got to try to master them. By the end of the three terms, I'd love to instinctively know how, say, certain lens/aperture combos will work together. But, frankly, I will be truly chuffed if, having pictured the shot that I'm after, I get even halfway... Continue Reading →
A few pics from the few times my camera made it out over the summer.
How to make sure you don't explode or get sued...
While I've understood that a low aperture number = shallow depth of field - and vice versa - what I have been failing to get my head around is why that's the case. (I am not technically minded, it has to be said). It didn't make any sense to me that, if the lens was... Continue Reading →
5 Images. One ludicrously wide brief.
OK, so a few weeks back I posted about flash and how it's best used in daylight to avoid it looking too hard. That said, the kit flash that you pop up on your camera is always going to run the risk of being a bit harsh, simply because it's position ensures it will be... Continue Reading →
Does our increasing ability to manipulate images to extremes equate to cheating? Moral dilemma...
Life Through a Lens 