How to find current photography competitions
September 30, 2009
Photography competitions can be fun and are also a great way of developing your photography skills further. Ideas and guidelines provided by a photography competition can encourage you to take your photography in a new direction and try things that you would not otherwise have attempted.
Another advantage of entering photography competitions is that it gives you the opportunity to share your work with many others and may gain you a lot of respect and credibility within the photography community. There is also the chance that your photographs may be awarded a prize when you enter a competition and whilst entering photography competitions is often about more than just winning, it is always encouraging and pleasing to be recognised for your work.
There are many photography competitions constantly (more…)
Exposure Leeds event in October 2009
September 28, 2009
The eighth Exposure Leeds event will take place on 7th October 2009 and promises to be very interesting and exciting for any keen photographers in the Leeds area. Lloyd Spencer will be present at the event sharing his vast knowledge about street photography and also offering valuable tips for this style of photography and for photographers in general.
This event will also offer photographers the opportunity to take (more…)
Three important things to consider in catalogue photography
September 26, 2009
In catalogue photography it is vital to show the product in a way that will appeal to possible buyers and there are three things to bear in mind:
Showing the product as part of an appealing lifestyle can be (more…)
What it takes to become a food photographer
September 24, 2009
Food photography is an exciting part of commercial photography that appeals to many creative photographers. The job of a food photographer involves the photographing of food for commercial purposes. These photographs may feature in magazines, recipe books, billboards, menus and flyers and can be a very significant part of an advertising campaign. Becoming a food photographer requires a lot of skill, knowledge and practice.
Having a background in photography is a good place to start if you are hoping to become a food photographer. This sort of history will provide you with the general skills and knowledge needed to take a great photograph but it is also important that a food photographer has gained the necessary food styling knowledge and experience too. Whilst many commercial food photographers use a food stylist for the preparation and arrangement of the food, it is beneficial if you are a food photographer to have these skills yourself.
Many food photographers have (more…)
How a catwalk video can help in advertising
September 22, 2009
Videos are becoming increasingly popular as a source of advertising for online businesses as they can offer visitors a highly detailed description of products and services. By combining commercial photographs and a video, visitors can obtain a well-rounded and thorough description of the product or service on offer and can therefore make an informed decision as to whether it is right for them or not.
A catwalk video is one (more…)
The photographing of children in lifestyle photography
September 20, 2009
Photographs of children can work effectively as part of an advertising campaign for products and services appropriate for that age group and images like this regularly feature in magazines, billboards and on related products too.
Being able to capture photographs of these children when they are comfortable and relaxed in a controlled but natural looking environment is therefore an important part of lifestyle photography and something a professional commercial photographer must learn and practice.
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Vision 09 photography competition winners to feature in gallery
September 18, 2009
It is still possible to enter a photography competition that is offering some exciting opportunities and prizes. The Vision 09 photography competition is aimed at creative photographers between the ages of 16 and 25 years old and the winners will display their work in Hind Leys gallery.
There are three categories for entrants to choose from. The first is ‘Urban’ and (more…)
What is pack shot photography?
September 16, 2009
A pack shot is an image of a product that is used in the advertising and marketing of the item. A pack shot is created in order to inform potential customers about the product and also to encourage them to purchase it. This type of image is also designed to stick in a person’s memory and to be recognisable. If a person views a pack shot and then (more…)
The development of the Stanford camera
September 14, 2009
Scientists Marc Levoy and Andrew Adams have recently revealed that they have been working to create a camera that could result in major changes in the world of digital photography. The Stanford camera is the piece of equipment they have created and it is an open-source camera, meaning this camera has been made so that programmers will have the opportunity to add their very own software to it. This enables them to teach the camera to be able to carry out tasks that would not otherwise be possible.
Creative photographers will no longer have to base the (more…)
Photography workshop in Italy announced
September 12, 2009
Kubota Image Tools has announced it plans to hold another photography workshop. These workshops have proven immensely popular and successful in the past and this is the fifth workshop carried out by Kubota Image Tools. The experience gained from the previous workshops promises to make this one even better than before. The workshop will take place in Tuscany, Italy in May 2010 but to ensure a place on this course photographers are being encouraged to secure their places at the workshop quickly.
The Kubota team believe that Italy is one of the finest locations to visit to (more…)
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