Posted by Andrew on May 03rd 2011

Olivia Bell is not just a photographer. Together with her sisters (Rosanna and Sasha) she’s built an online business around their work by selling prints, Lightroom presets, Photoshop actions and desktop wallpapers plus a photography eBook called Photography Tips, all marketed through social media websites such as Flickr and Facebook.
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Posted by Andrew on April 29th 2011

The latest issue of EOS magazine came out at the beginning of the month. A lot of work has gone into the issue, not just creating the content (which is excellent, as always) but because the magazine has been completely re-designed. The new design is more colourful, and we’ve made the articles easier to digest by highlighting the key learning points. It’s a great new look that has completely refreshed and updated the magazine’s appearance.
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Posted by Andrew on February 10th 2011

Recently I’ve been analysing some of my favourite photos and I realised that I don’t pay any attention to the rule-of-thirds. This caught me a little by surprise.
I’ve always taken a very instinctive approach to composition – I tend to have a feel for when something looks right through the viewfinder and go with that rather than over-analyse what I see. So I thought it was about time that I took a good look at some of my favourite images to see what was going on beneath the surface, in terms of composition. And when it comes to the rule-of-thirds, I’ve realised that I don’t use it – and why.
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Posted by Andrew on January 29th 2011

Stuart Sipahigil made a big impact with the release of Close to Home – Finding Great Photos in your own Backyard on Craft & Vision. The theme of revitalising your photography by learning to make photos close to where you live, rather than thinking you have to go to exciting or exotic locations, seems to have resonated with photographers struggling with the issue of finding interesting subjects to photograph.
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Posted by Andrew on January 21st 2011

The latest issue of EOS magazine has just come out. We’ve got some great content too, with what must be a record thirteen technique articles covering diverse subjects like painting with light, white balance and bit depth. If you’re thinking that’s a lot, you’re right – we don’t have much advertising in the magazine which means we can dedicate most of the space to editorial content.
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