Technology Explained, Practice
Daniela Bowker
Resolution and pixels and image quality! Oh my! ...

When you hear the term 'high-res' thrown about with such abandon when it comes to images for web use, have you ever stopped to think just how big or how high quality and image meant for the web needs to be?

Resolution and pixels and image quality! Oh my! Saving images for the web
Feature Articles, Photography Theory
Haje Jan Kamps
Low-contrast photographs don't have to be boring

There's an assumption that high-contrast images are more dynamic, more compelling, more inviting. Have a go at some low-contrast photography. You might surprise yourself with the results.

Low-contrast photographs don't have to be boring
Feature Articles, Theory
Daniela Bowker
Seeking balance in your photos

Balance doesn't mean symmetry; it means an internal consistency and tension within your photos. And it's a vital element of composition. 

Seeking balance in your photos
Feature Articles, Photography Theory
Haje Jan Kamps
Training your photographic luck

Great photos might be down to a little bit of luck, but most of that 'luck' you make yourself. Don't believe us? Read on...

Training your photographic luck
Feature Articles, Practice
Daniela Bowker
The ups and downs and ins and outs of ...

Photographing buildings doesn't have to mean wide-angle lenses and fretting about correcting for the keystone effect. Any lens, and angle. Don't believe us? Let us show you!

The ups and downs and ins and outs of photographing buildings

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Phantastical Photography at the Obscura Gallery

Michael Ross: Once Upon a Time in New York - Chrysler Building

For anyone in, around, or heading to Melbourne over the coming month, you should check out the Phantastical Photography exhibition at the Obscura Gallery in St Kilda.

The exhibition features the imaginative work of three photographers: Vivien Racault, Keren Dobia, and Michael Ross. Racault’s series of pictures, Mysteries, explores the idea of the unknown. Dobia has created a collection of photographs that recreate children’s fairytales in an adult setting, whilst Ross’ ten pictures, 10,000 Miles of Dreaming, is a dreamscape featuring Melbourne, Cambodia, and New York City, some 10,000 miles apart.

Sounds pretty fantastic to me!

Phantastical Photography opens on Sunday 11 July at 16:00, and runs until Thursday 5 August 2010 at the Obscura Gallery, Beller House Suite 11, 285 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Victoria 3183. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 12 noon to 18:00.