The Future of Photography

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Back out in the real world, we report from The Photography Show on all the bright new things. The source of innovation may surprise you!

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Propaganda pre-dates photography by, oh, about thousands of years. But the arrival of photography gave a boost to propaganda reach and eff…

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Forensic documentation, taking a note, navigating your car on autopilot or even faking the colonisation of a Martian moon. These are all n…

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Ever wonder how some gets "that look"? Today we share some of our editing tips - specific tools and techniques for editing. There is (of c…

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Part of photography is about making memories. For family, for friends, for history, for your local sports club. So what is the best way to…

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Jeremiah and Chris take over this episode to take look at six pictures and at the stories and decisions behind them. Come along as we talk…

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As the song goes, "Expresssss Yourself". This week we get creative with some editing of images - comparing them to the base shots generate…

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Jeremiah takes us on a highly compressed dive into how the NFT market has developed since we last talked about it and how to be part of it…

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Chris presents three new devleopments from computational photography and videography. Relighting (portraits) will keep the light, shadows,…

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If part of photographic composition is an exercise in reduction, at some point we must reach a minimalist image. There are lots of great i…

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A deliberately very positive conversation about making the most of opportunities (whilst staying safe, of course) to "get back out there".…

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It turns out that neither AC/DC nor Metallica defined black - it was some scientists at a place called Surrey Nanosystems. Then those same…

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Despite the lack of clarity regarding its pronunciation, the GIF has left a lasting impression on our internet culture. As the first web-b…

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Carrying on our exploration of HDR, this week we look at how to build an HDR video workflow using consumer-grade tools. Surprise learning …

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LDR, SDR, HDR. Today we start a two-part episode on high dynamic range. First, we need to make sure we all understand what the heck we are…

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We take our lighting theory from last week out into the real world. Available, continuous, flash - three types of light to play with and …

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Why do we turn our white balance adjustment wheels the wrong way? Well, there is some science there involving Lord Kelvin, Max Planck, a l…

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Continuing our look at gloriously tangible aspects of photography, this week we take a brisk canter through the thriving world of analogue…

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A good counterfoil for crazy intangible digital stuff - printing! Messy, sometimes dangerous and loads of fun. But what does the future lo…

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Who owns your work? Whilst copyright is often talked about, the concept doesn't even exist in Germany. So in a global village (now with ad…