The Premier International Travel Photography Awards are calling for entries to the 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) competition. Submit your best travel photos for a chance to win up to £4,000.
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Alex Mita
July 11, 2018
“My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport -Steve McCurry. “
Alex Mita
May 30, 2018
Does GDPR Spell the End of Street Photography?
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As you probably know by now, after receiving a gazillion emails advising you of the fact, last month saw the introduction of the GDRP, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. And in an article on his website, German photographer and journalist, Hendrik Wieduwilt, is worried. Very worried.
Alex Mita
April 4, 2018
URBAN 2018 Photo Awards: submissions open!
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The ninth edition of the International URBAN photography awards competition, organised by Italian cultural association dotART together with media partner Photographers.it and Sprea Photography, is open for submissions.
Alex Mita
December 6, 2017
Getting your subject to relax when shooting portraits
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“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.” Paul Caponigro
Alex Mita
November 15, 2017
Photography Tip: Improving your Composition
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So you got your lovely new camera and you are off to take some amazing shots. By now, especially if you have done our level 1 course at LSP, using the camera in manual mode should be a cinch and you would have experimented with shutter speeds, apertures and ISO.
Last month’s photography tip was about the elements of design and how to use geometry, lines, textures and form to add more spice to your photography. But one of the fundamental parts of photography is composition, part of our Level 2 course.
Without getting too much in-depth, here are a few tips to improve your photos, as I was taught by my editors and colleagues through the years. Read More
Alex Mita
September 6, 2017
What you can do to protect your equipment
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There really is no better feeling than getting yourself geared up to take off for your holidays with your camera. As photographers, a change of scenery and the opportunity to document the amazing world we live awakens the artist in us all.
But if we are not careful our well-earned trip could come at a cost. Camera manufacturers insist that our camera gear is “weather resistant”. And there’s the magic word. “Resistant”. But no camera or lens is truly weatherproof.
Luciana Franzolin
March 15, 2017
Here are the best, hand picked for you, from National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest
At the start of the Odyssey, Homer calls upon the muses for inspiration, so if you feel uninspired, just think that even the greats felt exactly like you do.
In photography there are many sources of inspiration, but few can compete with National Geographic.