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The Photography Project

Photography tips, tricks and in depth lessons taught by pro photographer Liam Smith. A completely free resource to help photographers of all levels reach their goals.

Edward Weston – Still life photographer

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Edward Weston is a master of still life photography, his manipulation of light to highlight shape, texture and form helped bring photography out of the shadow of painting and stand on it’s own as a credible art form. Working for…

How to make a tintype photograph

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How to create a wetplate photograph – beginners guide to tintypes. I’ve wanted to have a crack at wet plate photography since I was about 16, there is something that is captured behind the eyes of a tintype portrait that…

A2 Level Essay – Unit 3 – Text and Image

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A Level Photography Essay – Unit 3 Explore the ways in which words affect an image Word Count: 2,016 Introduction The phrase ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ means that a picture, or in this case a photograph, can…

Photography Essay-Manipulation

A2 Level Photography Essay – Manipulation Word Count: 1407 Introduction Within this topic I wanted to address the concept of manipulation, to somewhat play with the contrasting idea of what is real and what is fantasy. I will do this…