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The details matter- finding the extrordinary in the ordinary. The following things help to enhance close-up photography: -Lighting -Camera Angle, Context and Composition -Viewing Devices, Creative Techniques and Visual Subterfuge Having the correct lense is also really important when shooting. For small items and subjects you can use a microscopic lens, a ‘macro’ lens orContinue reading “Close-up Photography”

Empty Spaces- Use perspective Straight lines and symmetry is aesthetically pleasing Single point perspective- where the perspective point is in the centre of the photo and symmetry becomes striking Single point perspective- long depth of field, smaller aperture, larger F-stop. “Negative Space” – the space around the apparent subject of an image “Try to shootContinue reading “Illustrative Photography and Empty Spaces”

In digital photography there are three basic elements which you can control- aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Aperture is the control of how much light is allowed into the camera, shutter speed is how long the camera takes the picture for and ISO is the control of the light sensitivity. ISO levels on a digitalContinue reading “ISO & Shutter Speed”

This week we began properly using digital cameras to take pictures for a story. I was excited about this as I didn’t know much about digital cameras and was only used to using my phone camera to take photos to accompany my articles. The task we were set out to do was to find somebodyContinue reading “Stories from the City- Part One”

In the photo above, I set the camera to F4.0. This resulted in the object closest to the camera being in sharp focus and the two objects which are further back being slightly blurry. The reason for this is because the camera was letting in more light due to the low F point setting so itallowedContinue reading “Aperture”

Editorial Portraiture is the art of photographing individuals to illustrate stories. This genre of photography has been described as it being more important to get your subject in the right frame of mind to shoot the picture rather than framing the shot. It is about telling the story of the individual through the photo. OneContinue reading “Editorial Portraiture”

Why the UK are scrapping paper money and bringing in plastic banknotes By Ellie Bagshaw On the 20 February 2020 , the Royal Bank of England will release the new plastic twenty pound banknotes into circulation in the UK. This is following the success of the 5 pound and 10 pound notes which were changedContinue reading “Old and new snapped side by side”