I am a not so young photographer born and raised in Cuba, although I have been living in Spain since 2000. I studied Graphic Design and Visual communication and started to work as a junior designer in a prepress facility in Spain, where I had to retouch hundreds of bad photos to include them in advertising campaigns and a wide variety of things for our clients. I was really … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Ryan Learoyd
My love of photography has always existed and my adoration of the still image is merely an extension of my passion for film. I was around 17 when I was sat in my Media Studies lessons utterly engrossed with the theories surrounding every facet of our lives. It gave me the ability to understand the meaning behind film and the media as a whole. It gripped me like Neo seeing the … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Ralph Dobbertin
Fine Art Portraits and Photography. I am located in Richmond Hill just north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I call the company Heirloom Quality because I believe that great portraits preserve the now and the past for the future. Remembering those who are important to us is one of the greatest respects we can show, and what better way than to frame a formal portrait, on a high … [Read more...]
What is composition?
You hear it all the time: It doesn’t matter what the photo is taken on, be it a pro DSLR, disposable, camera phone, Polaroid, what-have-you... a strong, engaging composition creates a memorable photo. But what is composition? Think of composition as the arrangement of a picture’s subjects/elements. When it comes to landscapes, however, it can be tricky deciding … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Thomas Cole Simmonds
I started to get into photography around 2009 when I bought my own camera, before this I had borrowed one of my dads old ones to use on a photography course I did back in college, but then I wasn't so into the taking photos malarkey. Buying the camera was just something I wanted to try out instead of buying another video game or something. I am so pleased that I decided to do … [Read more...]