April 2008

Image of the Week #19

by Mandy April 28, 2008

This week in image of the week: This is one of those photos that I’ve found in the depths of my computer and thought, I completely forgot I took this shot! It was taken last summer in Quimper, France in the Cathedrale St Corentin. I love taking photographs of buildings/architecture and churches are no exception. [...]

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Image of the Week #18

by Mandy April 21, 2008

This week in image of the week: This is a photograph of our rocking chair that we bought when our first child was born and we’ve used it for both of our children, so it has some sentimental value. But unfortunately we have had to get rid of it recently, it was also a little [...]

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Image of the Week #17

by Mandy April 14, 2008

This week in image of the week: This has got to be one of my all time favourite photographs (of mine), I love finding a chance to take a photo slightly differently and although on it’s own Albert Dock (in Liverpool) is a very interesting and historic subject I thought it’s reflection would look just [...]

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Would You Like a Nikon D60 DSLR?

by Mandy April 9, 2008

Well you could win one on the Digital Photography School Forums this month. One lucky forum member will win the Nikon D60 at the end of the month for just participating (but NOT SPAMMING) in the forum this month, April 2008. Find out more about winning a Nikon D60 DSLR camera The Main rules are [...]

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Image of the Week #16

by Mandy April 7, 2008

This week in image of the week: We went to Conwy in Snowdonia, Wales yesterday, it was a bitterly cold day although it was sunny (at times), and there was snow on the mountain tops. So there were some wonderful views of the mountains. This is a shot of the Conwy valley from just outside [...]

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What Does F-Ratio Mean?

by Mandy April 2, 2008

This is part of the subject which was discussed in lesson 3, lenses, light and magnification of the Photo 101 course that I am following. It looks at brightness and f-ratio’s, magnification and field of view. I found this lesson a harder one than the other two, although it is explained very well. I had [...]

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My First Month of Project 365!

by Mandy April 1, 2008

Well I have finished the first month of my Project 365, the first milestone. I’ve uploaded all my photos to my Flickr account, except two which I took on my mobile phone, I’m still looking for the lead to upload them to my computer! I’m not doing a specific project 365, like a self portrait [...]

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