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Table Tennis Stories
Photographing the City on Sunday was all about Stories. We looked at how photographers use narrative both within a single photo and across a series, and how that juxtaposition adds multitudes to the...
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Pro tips from The Guardian
The Guardian’s Camera Club is a nice sideline they’ve been developing for a while now. Realising that part of the appeal of looking at great photos is learning from them they give tips and advice,...
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Photo Surgery and Walks at Artsfest
We’re going to be at Artsfest next weekend, running a tent in the pARTicipate village in Victoria Square on Saturday and Sunday 8th and 9th September. We’ll be offering a free surgery where people can...
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Reflecting on Artsfest Saturday
So, Saturday at Artsfest. We had a good pitch and the sun shone all day. Lots of people came by and some of them might even have typed the URL from the leaflet in and be reading this right now. A few...
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Artsfest is over and while the orders for classes are starting to come in (yay!) it was primarily a big consultation exercise for us, finding out what people want and how they want it. Over the next...
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Will trade Photography for Publicity
I had a nice chat with Sue from Birmingham Tours today. They’re the people who run the open-top bus tours around the city and she’d been intrigued by our stall at Artsfest. We talked of many things,...
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Flagship in the dock
Photo of flags by Matt, because I couldn’t figure out how else to illustrate this post. Since we took Photo School to the wider public at Artsfest the Beginners Course and the Walks have been selling...
View ArticleVery Slow Walking
When we do our Photo Walks we say we expect people to walk at 0.5mph or slower, and people laugh, and then we say we’re not joking. The point being you take good photos by looking, and in order to...
View ArticleA Beginners Class question regarding compact cameras
I got an email from a lady today. Hi there, I just had a quick query about the Moseley Beginner’s Class – I’m interested in attending with my husband and we have one SLR and one compact digital camera...
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A Hungry Kestrel in Digbeth
The Digbeth photo walk went ahead today despite the drizzly rain. Eight people took the plunge and 90 minutes later were smiling and happy, if rather damp. Big thanks to the Spotted Dog for lighting...
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Tips and tricks for long exposure night photography
A few years ago I came across an artist going by the name Sola who did these curious long exposure photos. I asked him how he did them and, like all strikingly effective techniques, it was stunningly...
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Gift Vouchers for Christmas
A lot of people will get getting a camera this Christmas and, thanks to prices dropping, a lot of those cameras will be pretty powerful machines. If you’re buying a loved one a camera this Christmas,...
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Pics from November in Digbeth
While waiting for Tuesday’s Night Walk photos to appear I remembered I hadn’t posted about last month’s Digbeth Walk. Six people came and four have put their photos in our Flickr group. Here’s a very...
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Tripods in the City Centre – the photos
A very grainy shot of folks taking long exposures of the Queensway tunnel. Our first night walk last Tuesday was a lot of fun, but I think my favourite moment came about half an hour in. One of the...
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Last posting dates for vouchers, and a lovely testimonial
We’ve sold a lot of gift vouchers over the last week, which has been most heartening, not just for the cash sitting in the bank account but for the faith people have in what we’re doing. If you’re...
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Using your Christmas Vouchers
If you got a Photo School voucher this Christmas you might be wondering what to do with it. In short, you can exchange it for anything we offer. It could be a Birmingham Walk, which usually cost £5-10,...
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Testing a Pinhole Workshop
This spring we’re teaming up with the new Birmingham Architecture Festival for some of their events. We’ll be running photo walks tailored to their program along with a day long workshop in pinhole...
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A Portrait Photography Workshop for Theatre Ark
Last weekend we ran a workshop for Theatre Ark on the art and science of portrait photography. Theatre Ark is a youth arts group run by young people aged 14-20 who are undertaking a portrait project...
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Why do photos look “better” in Instagram?
This came up in a Beginners Review class the other week and it’s an interesting one. Someone had taken a photo which was okay but when they put it through Instagram‘s filters it improved dramatically....
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The Digbeth Vista is open for business
Alongside a lovely day and some great photo opportunities, today’s Digbeth walk had a tinge of frustration. As well as the top of Moat Lane car park being closed off (presumably because of the spate...
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