Monday, 8 June 2015

Astrophotography

I recently discovered astro-photography and absolutely love it! While it is tough to capture a nice shot of the night sky in the greater vancouver area i still believe its worth trying!!
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-Ben

Sunday, 7 June 2015

Lens Culture ~ A Celebration of Childhood & Family Life...



















Lens Culture ~ The Middle of Somewhere

Tricks for Capturing Images in Low Light


















Tricks for Capturing Images in Low Light

5 Tips & Tricks for Getting Started with Surreal Photography



















Surreal Photography Link

Plastic World ~ Focusing on Subjects with Complete Absence of Emotion...



















Lens Culture Link

4 Famous Photographers You Should Know













4 Famous Photographers You Should Know

Landscape Photography ~ Using Long Exposure To Create Emotion

Not sure if this will actually be interesting/helpful...bonus marks for anyone that reviews this article:



25 Perfect B&W Portraits according to ViewBug





















I don't know about this perfect business, but you will see some  great B&W shots if you click on the link below:

25 Perfect B&W Portraits

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Teenage Brains


This is SUPER interesting....

Personality Test ~ Learn More About Yourself

 This is actually very interesting....worth trying!
Keep in mind, young adults' brains are not fully developed until their mid-twenties. 
You haven't finished determining what kind of person you're going to be...




Understanding Directional Lighting




Copenhagen Photo Festival 2015

Copenhagen Photo Festival



Lens Culture: On Instagram

"Hello everone! On the Occasion..."





Lens Culture ~ Visual Family Diary


"The Middle of Somewhere."


















Lens Culture Link: Visual Family Diary

Photographer to check out

If you're running out of inspiration for unique portrait photography, Flora Borsi uses some incredibly unique and creative concepts that may create some new ideas! -Trinity

Check out Flora Borsi here

LUMI ~Solar Printing

Lumi ~ Amazing dyes that develop their colour in sunlight










Ms. Echols has this stuff. If you play your cards right, you'll have a chance to try it out. ;)


Lumi Inkodye Video

Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Hebe Robinson ~ Echoes of Lofoten
















Hebe Robinson ~ Echoes of Lofoten

Seeing the World Through Another's Eyes: The Power of Photography


















Seeing the World Through Another's Eyes: The Power of Photography

Solar Portraits...this is crazy cool!

















Priya Kambli ~Kitchen Gods
















Priya Kambli Kitchen Gods

"I am aesthetically drawn by the physical mark. Its presence and its careful placement."

2015 Lens Culture Portrait Awards



Lens Culture Portrait Awards


















Uma Kinoshita ~ In silence & in sorrow

NASA Has Released The Largest Picture Ever Taken And It Will Shake Up Your Universe














Largest Pickture Ever Taken

Absence of Subject ~this is cooler than it sounds...


















Baker, 1928
Absence of Subject

Cool Still Life Photographer

This guy is sponored by Leica camera and is a really cool conceptual still life photographer. He does do some other photographs but alot of them are still life.

Daniel Arsham

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Complimentary Colors

Using complimentary colors can add a certain je ne sais quoi to your photos. This tends to pull the eye and helps a lot with composition.
Learn more about the Color Wheel

-Ben


Sunday, 10 May 2015

Lens Culture ~ Anna & Eve


Rania Matar ~ Unspoken Conversations: Mothers & Daughters



Lens Culture's "30 Under 30" Female Photographers



Carla Kogelman ~ A New (Dutch) Sally Mann



From Pinholes to Polaroids



Lens Culture ~ Shady Moments: Composite Images





Lens Culture: Travelling with Mind, Body, & Eye


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Lense Culture ~ Sakura: Time with Cherry Blossoms



Photography Life ~ Understanding Shutter Speed


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Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Photoshop tutorials

Hey guys its Ben I've been watching these videos quite a bit and i thought they may be helpful to the class as we don't have much photoshop background and its fun to mess round ;) PHlearn

Sunday, 18 January 2015

Oskar Barnack Award

Hey everyone its ben. I came across this competition hosted by leica and i thought i would be cool if our class competed. I had a look at last years winner i truly think we can out do it. And for a 25,000 dollar reward along with a leica camera and lens why not try it out?!

http://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com