Art walk through Leeds
August 10, 2009
An event has been planned for the first Wednesday of each month and this event promises to be very exciting and interesting for art lovers living in the city of Leeds. Various organisations from the city have come together to create the Leeds Art Walk.
The Leeds Art Walk is a tour that takes those interested in all different types of art from Leeds and the surrounding areas to visit the most talked about exhibitions that are being held at that time.
In August, the Leeds Art Walk decided to collaborate with the network (more…)
‘Light in the Night’ photography competition
August 8, 2009
A new photography competition is encouraging anyone who is keen on photography to get outside during the hours of darkness and explore what images of lights in the night can be captured on their camera. Everyone is encouraged to take part no matter your level of photography knowledge or skill.
Amateur photographers, commercial photographers and (more…)
Tips on photographing wild birds
August 6, 2009
The photographing of birds in their wild environment can be carried out for many reasons and can yield stunning results. Images of birds are often used by a commercial photographer for advertising campaigns and the photographing of birds is also a common theme amongst amateur photographers because of the amazing shots that are possible when working with creatures like this.
When hoping to photograph wild birds successfully, it is firstly recommended that you visit local areas and photograph local birds. Birds that live in populated areas like Leeds or London are often more tame. By choosing local birds, you have a starting point. If you choose a location such as a nearby lake or country reserve, the birds are also more likely to (more…)
Student from Leeds Met displays work at Summer Exhibition
August 4, 2009
The Royal Academy of Art first began the Summer Exhibition in 1769 and from then it has increasingly gained respect and interest from people all over the world. It is currently the world’s biggest open-submission exhibition featuring contemporary art. The exhibition moved to Burlington House in 1869 and that remains its home today.
The Summer Exhibition encourages artists of all kinds to send in their work to be displayed. Painters, sculptors, printers, photographers, architects and film-makers are all included in this event meaning a wide and varied range of creative pieces are shared with the public. Well-known and unknown artists all (more…)
Summer photo competition
August 2, 2009
We are often more likely to get our cameras out and start taking photographs during the summer months and this year it may be that these photographs could win us a prize too. A new photography competition is encouraging those with all levels of skill and photography knowledge to enter their shots of ‘Britain in summer’ to be judged by their panel of experts. It doesn’t matter whether you have never taken a photograph before or if you are a well-known and successful commercial photographer; your images will be (more…)
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