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Hellingly Asylum – Chillingly Great Photography
Hellingly Asylum opened in 1903 on the South West coast of Britain. Designed by G.T Hine. An onsite railway station and tramway provided Hellingly supplies. Hellingly was closed down in 1994.
Although these photos are obviously not to everyone’s taste, they do capture the imagination and go some way to show the rooms and corridors once home to many mentally ill and insane people. The shadows and light also captured in the images is also very atmospheric!
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A Guide To Nightclub Photography
I recently joined my friend (who is a DJ), at one of his gigs at a well known British Bar. He asked if I could take some photos of him, his DJ partner and the venue. He also asked if I could not use a flash as this may put them off of their mixing etc.
25 Places In The World You Should Photograph
There are a number of locations and landmarks in the world that a photographer should capture in his/her lifetime! If you only get to go to one of these locations it’s an experience that you will never forget and all are photography destination that we all crave for!(descriptions from Wikipedia)…..
Photographer Spotlight – Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer whose style is marked by a close collaboration between the photographer and the subject.
Photography Lighting – Taking A Meter Reading
Taking a meter reading of the light that is in your shot can be the difference between an under/over exposed shot and one which is just right. I am not an expert on this subject, so rather than trying to write a tutorial I have found a selection of great articles from around the internet for your reference…
Great Photography Photoshop Plugins
Photoshop plugins are always VERY useful during your post processing sessions. I have taken a look about the interweb and gathered the following great plugin’s to aid in your creativity!
Aperture Explained
What Is Aperture?
The main purpose of a lens is to collect the available light. The aperture of the lens is the size of the lens opening. The larger the aperture, the more light allowed to reach the image sensor.
Aperture is expressed as F-stop, F2.8 is the smaller the F-stop number, the larger the aperture.
Infrared Photography Explained
Infrared photography (filters etc) cause foliage to strongly reflect light in the same way visible light is reflected from snow.
Other effects of infrared photographs include very dark skies and penetration of atmospheric haze. The dark skies, in turn, result in less infrared light in shadows and dark reflections of those skies from water, and clouds stand out strongly.
Twelve Essential Photographic Rules
The twelve rules of photography that will stand you in good stead and get you great photos! This great article on Popphoto runs through the rules;
