Articles about Photographic Techniques

Read more photographic Articles about Photographic Techniques. Articles provided by Professional Imagemaker magazine, a publication for photographers who are members of the Societies.

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Fine Art Reproduction
LUKMAN SINCLAIR IS A MARINE ARTIST AND PRINT MAKER who reproduces giclée prints from his own art as well as providing a print service for other artists. He was migrating from an Epson 2000P, the forerunner of the Epson 2100 for which he paid almost £700 as well as another £250 for servicing over a period of 3 years.
Fire Photography - Chris Phillips
Marta Gutierrez Rumoroso interviews Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service’s photographer
Now let’s get this straight!
The problem is one we all face from time to time. A beautiful window, a memorial frieze, whatever - they are always too high! In the absence of a rising-front lens/camera, pointing the camera upwards, to get in all the view, results in key stoning.
The Patience of Pierino
Born in 1955, Pierino Algieri was raised in the Conwy Valley. His father, Vincenzo Algieri came to this country as an Italian prisoner of war and was held in a camp in Llanrwst. Pierino has been interested in photography for many years but only took it up seriously since 1995.
Personal Work - Paul McMullin
The Albert Dock was opened in 1845 (officially in July 1846 by Prince Albert). Covering approx 7.5 acres, it was designed and built by Jessie Hartley at a cost of £721,756.
The reproduction of fine art
A growth industry has developed over the past decade for the sale of digital prints either as originals or as reproductions of fine art made on other media. For a GP professional it offers a way of supplementing your income stream and getting better utilisation of your printing gear.
The reproduction of fine art (Part 2)
In the second part of this series Mike McNamee looks at some more of the fine detail required in the reproduction of fine art images for the limited edition prints market.
Rule of Thirds by Mark Laurie FSWPP
As a composition tool, the rule of thirds, in its simplest form, can transform an image.
Schembri on Competitions
So how do I select award images?
Members View…. Andrew Gransden LBPPA
I became interested in photography at school over 50 years ago, buying myself a Zenith SLR and then an Olympus OM1. I have many thousands of colour slides, most of which I have never viewed.
Skin Tune
The favourite way to quickly correct an image using RAW files (or, now, JPEG files using Lightroom) is to ensure that you have something neutral grey present in the image and to use this to set the colour balance in Photoshop. This tactic is the most successful method but you do not always have
Workspace set-up - “Now let’s get Organised!”
As somebody who keeps an untidy office of legendary stature I am the last person to lecture anybody else on this topic, but here goes!

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