http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/03/25/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with-geoff-tompkinson/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/03/25/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with-geoff-tompkinson/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:00:29 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=33606 Geoff Tompkinson is a photographer at the forefront of what can be achieved with a modern digital SLR. He’s been dubbed ‘the man who controls time’ after producing some of the most innovative and stunning footage from the world’s major cities with his camera. Welcome to Geoff’s world of hyperlapse photography.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/03/25/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with-geoff-tompkinson/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/03/19/the-photography-blog-does-an-edited-picture-lose-its-truth/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/03/19/the-photography-blog-does-an-edited-picture-lose-its-truth/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:40:32 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=33439 Tom Jenkins wrote a piece recently on the timeless photography debate about editing our pictures and retaining what can loosely be described as ‘the truth’ captured by the camera.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/03/19/the-photography-blog-does-an-edited-picture-lose-its-truth/feed/ 21 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/14/new-point-and-shoot-technology-%e2%80%98it%e2%80%99s-a-camera-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it%e2%80%a6%e2%80%99/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/14/new-point-and-shoot-technology-%e2%80%98it%e2%80%99s-a-camera-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it%e2%80%a6%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:26:22 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=31580 The future of camera technology has picked up pace recently and two cameras in particular are breaking new ground.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/14/new-point-and-shoot-technology-%e2%80%98it%e2%80%99s-a-camera-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it%e2%80%a6%e2%80%99/feed/ 13 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/04/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with%e2%80%a6-charlie-waite/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/04/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with%e2%80%a6-charlie-waite/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:17:41 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=31260 Charlie Waite is one of Britain’s most successful and well known landscape photographers. We catch up with Charlie as he enjoys a quiet few moments at the National Gallery in London to talk photography and learn something about Charlie that no one knew before.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/04/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with%e2%80%a6-charlie-waite/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/12/12/the-photography-blog-new-cameras-new-technology-but-is-it-of-any-use-to-our-photography/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/12/12/the-photography-blog-new-cameras-new-technology-but-is-it-of-any-use-to-our-photography/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:06:31 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=30717 Two recent releases of the latest and greatest compact cameras have introduced some interesting new technology. In addition to the usual advances in auto focus speed, number of megapixels and ISO performance, we have some new and groundbreaking features to consider.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/12/12/the-photography-blog-new-cameras-new-technology-but-is-it-of-any-use-to-our-photography/feed/ 19 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/10/the-photography-blog-landscape-photographer-of-the-year/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/10/the-photography-blog-landscape-photographer-of-the-year/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 04:00:31 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29819 The Landscape Photographer of The Year 2012 (LPOTY) competition has announced its winner and we have a feast of photography all taken in Britain to admire and enjoy.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/10/the-photography-blog-landscape-photographer-of-the-year/feed/ 25 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/03/the-photography-blog-great-shot-but-what-will-you-do-with-it-now%e2%80%a6/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/03/the-photography-blog-great-shot-but-what-will-you-do-with-it-now%e2%80%a6/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:00:16 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28859 I received an email recently from reader Peter Loud who took the time to tell me how he uses his enthusiasm for photography as a means to document his local community.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/03/the-photography-blog-great-shot-but-what-will-you-do-with-it-now%e2%80%a6/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/25/the-photography-blog-is-a-photography-degree-worth-the-paper-it%e2%80%99s-written-on/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/25/the-photography-blog-is-a-photography-degree-worth-the-paper-it%e2%80%99s-written-on/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:00:28 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28638 The new academic year is almost upon us and as universities prepare to open their doors to the latest batch of students paying the highest fees in history for their education, we take a look at whether embarking on a photography degree is still a worthy option.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/25/the-photography-blog-is-a-photography-degree-worth-the-paper-it%e2%80%99s-written-on/feed/ 51 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/26/the-photography-blog-whats-the-reality-of-becoming-a-dslr-user-are-we-aware-we-might-be-getting-into-more-than-we-bargained-for/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/26/the-photography-blog-whats-the-reality-of-becoming-a-dslr-user-are-we-aware-we-might-be-getting-into-more-than-we-bargained-for/#comments Sun, 26 Aug 2012 03:00:37 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27815 Among the photographers I meet, there is an overriding sense that DSLR’s give us a sense that we have a ‘real’ camera which we can use as a basis for shooting more photographs that we’ll be pleased with.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/26/the-photography-blog-whats-the-reality-of-becoming-a-dslr-user-are-we-aware-we-might-be-getting-into-more-than-we-bargained-for/feed/ 43 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/05/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with-samuel-aranda-2012-world-press-photographer-of-the-year/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/05/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with-samuel-aranda-2012-world-press-photographer-of-the-year/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 03:00:48 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27111 His photograph of a mother cradling her son during the protests against the Yemeni government won the 2012 award. We catch up with him at home in Barcelona to talk about his award, his photography and playing Playstation in a war zone.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/05/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with-samuel-aranda-2012-world-press-photographer-of-the-year/feed/ 3 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/15/the-photography-blog-full-time-photography-is-an-endangered-species-but-so-what/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/15/the-photography-blog-full-time-photography-is-an-endangered-species-but-so-what/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:00:24 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25847 The British Journal of Photography carried an interesting piece about the photographer that has just won the prestigious World Press Photographer award.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/15/the-photography-blog-full-time-photography-is-an-endangered-species-but-so-what/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/08/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with-sony-world-photographer-of-the-year-mitch-dobrowner/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/08/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with-sony-world-photographer-of-the-year-mitch-dobrowner/#comments Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:00:09 +0000 Alex Hare http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25956 Mitch Dobrowner talks to us about his work, his future plans, winning the Sony World Photography Award and how it all came about from a big experiment.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/08/the-photography-blog-a-quick-chat-with-sony-world-photographer-of-the-year-mitch-dobrowner/feed/ 5