Photography Basics With Memory Gate

Shutter Speed | The Exposure Triangle

We’ve talked about the Exposure Triangle and the first element of that which was ISO. The next element I’m going to talk about in Shutter Speed. Simply put, your shutter speed is how long your shutter is open and exposing your camera’s senor to light. Back in the very early days of photography the cameras used wet metal plates covered in a similar coating…
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Hands | Weekly Photography Challenge

This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme. You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography…
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Social Media tips with Memory Gate

More Noteworthy Social Media Statistics

To continue our Social Media Tips series I’ve picked out a few vital statistics from the last year. Last time I talked about Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Today is all about Instagram, Pinterest & Google+ Before you develop a social media marketing strategy it’s good to get a bit of background information, just because a certain social network is popular doen’t mean it’s right for…
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Sunset | Weekly Photography Challenge

This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme. You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography…
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Photography Basics With Memory Gate

ISO | The Exposure Triangle

In our last post Learning about Exposure I talked about the Exposure Triangle. One of the three elements of that is ISO. ISO (Which stands for International Standards Organization) is the measure of sensitivity that your camera has to light. In a way, this is a bit of a throwback to the film days and to be honest, not a completely standardised measurement in terms of quality. It is…
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Photo Challenge

Eyes | Weekly Photography Challenge

This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme. You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography workout.
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Social Media tips with Memory Gate

Noteworthy Social Media Statistics

To kick start our Social Media Tips series I’ve picked out a few vital statistics from the last year. Before you develop a social media marketing strategy it’s good to get a bit of background information, just because a certain social network is popular doesn’t mean it’s right for you or your company Facebook 25 percent of users on Facebook…
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Photo Challenge

Clouds | Weekly Photography Challenge

This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme. You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography workout.
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Photography Basics With Memory Gate

Learning about Exposure

If you are going to learn photography basics then there’s a few simple fundamentals that you need to understand. The first is to answer the question ‘What is Photography?’ If you’re looking for a philosophical answer to that question then read Towards a Philosophy of Photography By Vilém Flusser Otherwise think of photography as nothing more than…
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Social Media tips for small businesses

Welcome to our first social media blog post at London Mums. Every other week we’ll be going through some social media tips and tools to help you get the most out of your social media experience. These articles are aimed at small business owners but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be plenty of other interesting tips and ideas for everyone else. We are…
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