Master the Basics: A Beginners Guide to Photo Editing
Photo editing can seem like a daunting task for beginners, but mastering the basics is essential for creating visually appealing images.
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Will Tudor
- May 1
- 6 min
Photographing on Dartmoor: Tips from a local Pro Photographer
As one of the most captivating areas in the UK, Dartmoor offers a wide range of photographic opportunities for both amateur and seasoned pho
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Will Tudor
- Apr 27
- 5 min
Maximising the Lifespan of Your Prints: A Practical Guide for Displaying Your Photographs.
Ensuring the longevity of your photographs is vital when displaying them.
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Will Tudor
- Jan 16
- 8 min
Learning to Photograph the Heavens: A Basic Guide to Shooting the Milky Way
Are you fascinated by the vastness and beauty of the night sky?
Do you find yourself gazing up at the stars in awe and wonder?
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Will Tudor
- Apr 14, 2023
- 16 min
Rainy day photography ideas to inspire your inner artist
Rainy days are the perfect opportunity to curl up with a cup of tea and get lost in a good book. But if you’re the type of person who...
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Will Tudor
- Apr 14, 2023
- 4 min
Flash Photography for Beginners: How to Use In Camera Flash and Off Camera Flash
If you’re new to photography, you’ve probably heard of “flash” but might not be entirely sure what it is or how to use it. Flash is...
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Will Tudor
- Apr 13, 2023
- 6 min
Monopod Vs. Tripod: A beginner's guide
Monopod Vs Tripod: What Every Photographer Needs To Know Tripod or Monopod? It may seem simple enough to some, but it's one of the most...
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Will Tudor
- Mar 7, 2023
- 3 min
What the Bokeh? It's all in the Aperture...
What Does Bokeh Mean? Bokeh comes from the Japanese word boke (ボケ), which means "blur" or "haze", or boke-aji, the "blur quality." Bokeh...
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Will Tudor
- Mar 7, 2023
- 6 min
Light
The Importance of Light Light is so basic and important to photography that the word itself - “photography” - comes from the Greek word...
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Will Tudor
- Mar 7, 2023
- 12 min
The Three Scapes
Introduction of the Three “Scapes” A few popular locations, or “scapes” you may wish to shoot when you encounter them are: Landscape...
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Will Tudor
- Mar 6, 2023
- 8 min
Avoiding Common Mistakes
Now that we've covered the basics, it’s a good time to look at some of the more common mistakes and pitfalls that are made in the field...
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Will Tudor
- Feb 9, 2023
- 6 min
Understanding ISO in photography, a beginners guide...
ISO is one of the three legs of the exposure triangle used to make sense of what goes into determining an exposure. The other two legs...
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Will Tudor
- Feb 9, 2023
- 5 min
Understanding Shutter Speed - A beginner's guide...
Before we get into the details on shutter speed, first let's have a quick look at Exposure. Exposure is the amount of light that is...
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Will Tudor
- Feb 7, 2023
- 2 min
Is there a difference between Monochrome and Black & White Photography? A beginners guide...
The simplest way I can explain this is: All Black and White images are Monochrome. Not all Monochrome images are Black and White. What is...
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Will Tudor
- Feb 6, 2023
- 7 min
Understanding Basic Composition
Composition is the one thing that I can't teach. You can either see it, or you can't. With that in mind, understanding the basic...
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