A few tips for a good photo

1. Take photos

This might sound stupid, but I know many a photographer who wants that perfect shot, but instead of continuously taking photos they will just look at things. The more photos you take, the greater the chance that there is going to be of capturing that perfect shot.

2. Lighting

The number of photos see, browse and receive that are ruined by light is almost un-counter able. When taking a photo never have the light source directly in the center, if possible try and have the light source either to sides of the photo, or simply not in it. If you are able to utilize the light source in a photo, every capture that is taken by you will be enhanced greatly.

3. The rule of three

This is a fairly common rule within artists, but personally I feel it is not used and followed enough. In art it is important not to follow rules to much, but when taking a photo I believe that the rule of three can be exceptionally useful. If you are not aware of this rule I would suggest reading this link.

4. Learn from others

Most are progress’s from the study of others, ideas, innovation and creation all arise from what other people have to say, paint, describe and show. Simply study the photographer that you like, see what aspects you like about it and try to replicate this with your photos.

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Thank You,

Charlie. 

Is there a forecast for art?

Throughout a week, every day everything is predicted, we have a weather forecast for the next day in today’s paper, a schedule for work the next day. It is not only restricted to the world of work, predicted grades, timetable and lunch times also dominate a normal student’s life. Our life is set on presets, the radio for example I for one never have randomly pressed the seek button on the car radio and listened to 40 minutes of unknown radio, I simply can’t.

 There are very few commodities in life which we are not prepared for, which we can’t predict or forecast for. One of these commodities is art, no one ever predicts art, says when a new piece will be produced, shown. No one foresaw Hirst’s mental cow decapitation, but it was loved.

Personally this is why I think art never gets dull, everyone stays interested in art as you can’t predict it, no one has any idea what will next appear on the wall of the Tate or Saatchi Galleries. What phase of art will come next, what will the next generation want to see, feel, experience. The power that makes people interested in things is hidden, it keeps people hanging on, of course it’s mystery. It’s the mystery of what comes next.

The future of art is unpredictable, it’s not like a weather forecast or an economy tracker, this makes art never ending, people will always devote sometime to discovering the unknown, this is what drives art, and why it will flourish for many more decades.

So, Is there a forecast for art?

No.

Thank you, Charlie

 

Matt Cipollone.. Welcome

On Wednesday night elation filled me and my friend as an artist, which we both thoroughly like agreed to join the site, his name was Matt. Matt is our fifth edition to the site, a number which when we came up with the idea for a gallery late one night after a few beers thought was impossible. Every business’s, start-up’s more than other business’s have milestones. these milestones differ in size and exceptional, when we started to attempt the gallery seriously our first aim was five artists. I have never had the feeling before of setting a target, and achieving it, it feels great.

Now about Matt, Matt is our second our artist from the states, he is based in Baltimore, Maryland. His photo’s our inspired by his unique view of the landscape along with the diversity of what lives off it. His passion for prints and his artwork is very clear, not only from his attitude but also from his exceptional work.

All his prints are fantastic for me, but together as a full portfolio they are even better, his diversity of different views on the world is brilliant, along with a unique skill with a camera creates pictures that very few can bring to us.

To find out more about Matt, or check him out in our gallery.

Thank You, Charlie.