Breathing Space

What is the difference between a great photograph and a snapshot? Does the secret lie in the photographer’s knowledge and understanding of light or a feel for colour? Is it the choice of subject and shooting scenes that most of us pass by? Technical aspects such as the creative use of the aperture, shutter speeds […]

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One of the key rules of composition in the visual arts is the so-called rule of thirds. The rule is not so much a rule as a guideline for creating pictures that are interesting and visually stimulating. The rule of thirds has its origins in the classical Greek concept of the Golden Ratio. The Greeks […]

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I have now been using the Nokia N95 1GB since November last year. At the time, this was THE phone to get. Sometimes other people were a little envious. A year later there are many new phones on the market that have at least as much and often more functionality.
I selected this phone because it […]

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Most digital cameras come with free software to allow editing of digital photos. Most of these are extremely limited in what you can do. For a simple, easy-to-use photo editor have a look at Picasa2 - a totally free product available from Google.
The free offerings from Kodak and Adobe allow for pictures to be cropped […]

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Digital photography represents freedom to the photographer. Freedom from film. Freedom to shoot whenever and wherever. Freedom to use your pictures instantly. Freedom from the Dark Room! The photographer can print directly from the digital camera to the printer. Photographs can be posted to an on-line gallery, distributed and shared with the world - all […]

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