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Resolution and pixels and image quality! Oh my! ...

When you hear the term 'high-res' thrown about with such abandon when it comes to images for web use, have you ever stopped to think just how big or how high quality and image meant for the web needs to be?

Resolution and pixels and image quality! Oh my! Saving images for the web
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Low-contrast photographs don't have to be boring

There's an assumption that high-contrast images are more dynamic, more compelling, more inviting. Have a go at some low-contrast photography. You might surprise yourself with the results.

Low-contrast photographs don't have to be boring
Feature Articles, Theory
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Seeking balance in your photos

Balance doesn't mean symmetry; it means an internal consistency and tension within your photos. And it's a vital element of composition. 

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Training your photographic luck

Great photos might be down to a little bit of luck, but most of that 'luck' you make yourself. Don't believe us? Read on...

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The ups and downs and ins and outs of ...

Photographing buildings doesn't have to mean wide-angle lenses and fretting about correcting for the keystone effect. Any lens, and angle. Don't believe us? Let us show you!

The ups and downs and ins and outs of photographing buildings

berwick street

Photography and Affect - talks by the Photographers' Gallery

Esther Teichmann

The Photographers’ Gallery, despite being closed, is still laying on events and next up are a series of talks that delve into the idea behind physical and emotional responses to photographs. Between 1 and 10 March, seven different people will explore the relationship between the visceral and the intellectual in photographs. Six of the talks are free whilst one will cost you the princely sum of £5 (or £3.50 for concessions).

The full schedule looks something like this:

  • Images and Suffering, Paul Tebbs, Tuesday 1 March, 18.30
  • The Image — Imploded Action, Contagion, Affect, Bridget Crone, Wednesday 2 March, 18.30
  • The Flesh of the Image: Touch in Photography, Dr Weibke Leister and Esther Teichmann, Monday 7 March, 18.30
  • Photophobia: Performing Documents, the Unimaginable and the Lure of Darkness, Dr Chantal Faust, Tuesday 8 March, 18.30
  • The Photographic Stare: Re-thinking the Spectacle in Photography, Dr Jorella Andrews, Wednesday 9 March, 18.30
  • Image, Gesture and Fiction, Jonathan Miles, Thursday 10 March, 18.30

These all take place at Downstairs at Yumchaa, 45 Berwick Street, London, W1F 8SF. They’re free, but booking is essential.

And the paid-for one: Affect and the Portrait by Prof Alexander Düttmann on Friday 11 March at 19.00, 7-9 William Road, London, NW1 3ER.

Tickets are available from http://shop.photonet.org.uk/

(Image by Esther Teichmann, from Mythologies, 2010.)