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Luciana Franzolin

May 24, 2017

Photo Books You Need to Read #2 – Teach Yourself Photography

Tags: Books, Cameras, Equipment, Photo Books, Photographer, photography, Techniques, Tips Books, Cameras, Equipment, Photo Books, Photographer, Photography, Techniques, Tips

In the previous post about photography books, I confessed my obsession with collecting them, so here is another book from which I have learned a lot:

Teach Yourself Photography from the author Lee Frost.

Lee is regarded as one of the world’s best-selling photography authors. It’s hard to put a figure on just how many copies of his books have sold, but apparently it’s well over half a million.

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Luciana Franzolin

May 17, 2017

Fine Art Photography – Val Masferrer Oliveira from LSP to Art Galleries around the world

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Text and images by Val Masferrer Oliveira

I started photographing in 1982. Since then it has always been the way I choose to express myself, including during the time I was working in advertising and design.

It was a hobby until I started the Professional Photography Course at LSP. There, I was able to turn a passion into business.

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Luciana Franzolin

May 10, 2017

An easy guide to understand White Balance

Tags: camera, digital, London, London School of Photography, photography, school, settings, white balance, workshop Cameras, Digital, Equipment, Photography, Resources, Settings, Techniques

Have you ever played with the White Balance (WB) settings of your digital camera?

Maybe you’ve never heard of it or never realised your camera had this function.

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Luciana Franzolin

May 3, 2017

Free eBook – Photography Tips & Assignments

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In December last year we prepared an e-book with a selection of Photo Tips & Assignments that have been published on a monthly basis since 2012.

They have been selected from the best of our Newsletter, reviewed and updated and include some of the winning photographs as well.

Some of you contacted us to make it available in the blog as well, so here is the link for download:

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Luciana Franzolin

April 26, 2017

Photography and Life – an analogy

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Photography is everywhere.

More accessible than ever before, taking pictures is now part of our daily lives.

We document everything: from what we eat at breakfast to the book we read at night.

Taking photos has become so natural that we forget how using a camera can be a tool to help us see life in a different way.

In composition, we can often improve the way a scene looks by adjusting how we’re looking at it. Learning to see things from varied angles and perspectives can only have a positive impact in every other aspect of our lives.

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Luciana Franzolin

April 19, 2017

All you wanted to know about FOCUS.

Tags: Analogue, digital, Equipment, Focus, Photo, Photographer, photography, Portrait, Resources, Techniques, Technology, Tips Analogue, Digital, Equipment, Focus, Photo, Photographer, Photography, Portrait, Resources, Techniques, Technology, Tips

There is one thing that demanded a lot of practice in the analogue days of photography: FOCUS.

Since its advent, photography has seen many focusing methods:

There were fixed lenses with fixed focus, then the rangefinder-type of focusing, then the split screen focusing and finally came the “loved by all” Auto Focus.

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Luciana Franzolin

April 12, 2017

Teresa Walton: From a beginners workshop at LSP to her own Portrait Photography business.

Tags: Cameras, Headshot, History, London, Love, Photographer, photography, Portrait, Resources, Social Network, Techniques, Tips Cameras, Headshot, History, London, Love, Photographer, Photography, Portrait, Resources, Social Network, Techniques, Tips

Have you ever thought of opening your own photography business?

While for some it might be a goal very far away, there are people determined enough to, not only get there, but excel and become very successful.

Teresa Walton had a dream.

Read her testimonial from the first steps into becoming a professional photographer and find some tips on how to take a great professional headshot:

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Luciana Franzolin

April 5, 2017

Magnum Photos + Lens Culture = Free guide + Photography Awards

Tags: Awards, Competition, Contest, Lens Culture, Magnum Photos, News, photography, Resources Awards, Competition, Contest, Lens Culture, Magnum Photos, News, Photography, Resources

If you haven’t heard of Lens Culture yet, you need to visit their website straight away.

The online magazine is a really resourceful place for photographers or anyone who wants to keep up with the latest trends and debates in photography.

They have just released a free guide from Magnum Photos: Wear Good Shoes: Inspiring Advice from Magnum Photographers filled with excellent tips, advice and words of wisdom from the photographers at Magnum, as well as many of their iconic images. A great resource for anyone who wants to make better pictures.

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