Empty shops become art galleries in Leeds
December 18, 2009
Empty shops and spaces within the city of Leeds have become art galleries as Art In Unusual Places has been working with various companies to obtain the use of these areas to display different pieces of art from a range of artists currently in the Leeds area. Many shops have been and will be used in this project and the sharing of artwork from local artists in this way has been creating a buzz around the city.
‘Beauty in the Ordinary’ is one art project that was commissioned by Leeds City Public Arts and that has been displayed within a vacant space within the city. ‘Beauty in the Ordinary’ (more…)
How to get the perfect family portrait
November 4, 2009
A family portrait can be a wonderful and precious item to keep. It can make a fantastic gift for someone you love or can be something you to choose to organise yourself because it makes such a lovely addition to any home. There are some issues to consider when organising a family portrait and a few tips you can follow to help ensure that your family portrait will be everything you hope it will be.
If you have young children in your family, the time of day chosen for the photograph is important. Choose (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.
Here are some tips (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…)
What is lifestyle photography?
June 30, 2009
Lifestyle photography is all around us every day and yet most of us will not even realize we are looking at it. If you walk down a street in a city such as Leeds you will see numerous images taken by a lifestyle photographer as lifestyle photography has become such a significant part of the commercial photography market in society today.
Lifestyle photography refers to any photographs that (more…)
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