Photography

A great image is about much more than just megapixels

by Dave Stevenson on 5 October 2010 in Photography
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Is it time to buck the worrying trend of thinking that the more megapixels you can cram onto a sensor the better the photographs will be? There are several factors to consider when buying a digital camera. Ask me what they are and, variously, I’ll describe the importance of low-light performance, a proper manual mode [...]

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The tragic demise of the professional photographer

by Dave Stevenson on 21 September 2010 in Photography
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With the inexorable rise of amateur snappers made possible by the digital revolution, it’s increasingly hard for pros to make a living from their art. You don’t need me to tell you that the practice of professional photography is under threat. Partly that’s because you’re intelligent, practical and insightful, as demonstrated by the fact you’re [...]

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The wrong arm of the law catches photojournalists

by Dave Stevenson on 8 September 2010 in Photography
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There have been scary instances of the police abusing photojournalists’ freedom to shoot in a public place, so photographers must take a stand… Bad news, everyone. No, not the iPhone 4′s antenna, or the possibility that Steve Jobs isn’t actually sending personal replies to every lonely geek with an email account. It’s worse. You are, [...]

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Taking stock of a career in photography

by Dave Stevenson on 24 August 2010 in Photography
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Uploading your images to a microstock library is a great way to show off your work; just don’t expect to make any money from it. When I was 16, I worked as a clay pigeon trapper. This meant rising abruptly at an unsociable hour on a Sunday morning and spending the day perched on a [...]

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Film is dead: long live the digital SLR

by Dave Stevenson on 10 August 2010 in Photography
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There are still a few people who claim that digital images can never truly replicate the ‘feel’ of film, but they’re clearly missing a trick… I went to a press briefing a few years ago. I go to quite a lot of these things: you get to muck around with new hardware, hobnob with PR [...]

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Making sure your website isn’t for sore eyes

by Dave Stevenson on 27 July 2010 in Photography
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Photographers must have an online presence to show off their work, but building eye-catching, image-based sites is no walk in the park. I built my first website when I was 14. Coincidentally, that was also the year I didn’t have my first girlfriend. Building a website, as you know, has always been a pain. HTML, [...]

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