Monthly Archives: May 2011

NEWS: PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM – is it really just for Artists, Art Students and the over 50s?

If you loved shooting film there are still a few people out there who can’t give it up. Since digital came along, the allure of a discarded technology is catnip to artists and art students. Their enthusiasm for the palpable … Continue reading

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NEWS: JIM GOLDBERG has won the 2011 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

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WHITE BALANCE in your ‘Camera Settings’

WHITE BALANCE settings in your camera can make your photographs a ‘normal’ or more pleasing colour. Find your camera manual or download it from the camera brand’s website so you can find the White Balance settings in your camera. Watch … Continue reading

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NEWS: PLASTIC CAMERAS – a step backwards toward art

Plastic cameras such as the Diana, Holga, or Pinhole cameras, distort the light and the image in unexpected and often ‘arty’ ways. There is a resurgence of retro cameras such as the plastic camera as well as traditional film cameras … Continue reading

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NEWS: 150th Anniversary of Colour Photography

Read about The Tartan Ribbon – in colour, 1861. On May 17, 1861, colour photography was created by Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell. Phil Coomes, BBC picture editor, shows us what it looked like and how it relates to digital photography.

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OIL, MAN-MADE DISASTERS and POWERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS: Edward Burtynsky photographs the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

SEE VIDEO: Canadian photographer EDWARD BURTYNSKY has been taking industrial and manufacturing photographs of mankind’s heroic efforts to harvest and harness the earth’s natural treasures for fourteen years. His stunning, large photographs of mining operations in Canada and the U.S., … Continue reading

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CONTACT Photography Festival – May 2011

Watch the VIDEO: Fashion Television covers the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto during the month of May. ALERT: Toronto is again hosting the fabulous Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival during the month of May. Hundreds of venues and galleries show … Continue reading

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