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60 Minute Makeover
2008-04-28 22:45:00
Fotoviva have been approached by ITV television to supply several art prints for their ‘60 Minute Makeover ’ show. The episodes will be aired in September so we will post again when we know the actual dates. This popular daytime show gets over 1 million viewers each episode so stay tuned for more details in the summer!
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Panorama Art Prints
2008-04-27 11:42:00
We have just opened a new section devoted to panoramic art prints on the main Fotoviva store. The collection of images will expand over the coming weeks and feature wide-angle landscape and fine-art views from around the world which can be purchased in a range of sizes as either poster or canvas art for your wall space.
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Digital ProTalk
2008-04-19 12:45:00
Over at Digital ProTalk David Ziser posted a very complimentary article about our Art Prints on his highly respected photo blog. The title of the article reads: “Please place one hand, palm up, under jaw before viewing” David shows a picture of Graham Cormie’s ‘Hopeman Dawn’ photograph and says he particularly likes the Seascape Art Collection. “It showcases some outstanding images and is worth the visit just for the viewing of so many inspiring images…tons of inspiration available.” Thanks to David for rating our collection so highly. His blog is well worth a daily read. David Ziser is an internationally renowned portrait and wedding photographer. Studio Photograph magazine has extolled…”Award winning photographer, David Ziser, is showing the world how to take wedding pictures.” His ‘Digital WakeUp Call’ tour was acclaimed as one of the “best ever” seminars on digital photography.

It?s a Mini Adventure!
2008-04-13 22:39:00
  Tim Wallace has been busy adding new Automotive Art Prints to the Fotoviva Collection with some stunning Aston Martin and Mini Cooper S photographs. These are not just car pictures but works of automotive art that bring out the passion and beauty of these cars. Check out the new prints and see Tim’s own video from YouTube.
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Howard Goff joins the team
2008-04-06 18:11:00
We are pleased to announce the newest member of the Fotoviva Team , Howard Goff. With a collection of stunning seascape images Howard is a great addition to the contributors and a thoroughly nice guy! Howard told us “I am delighted to be joining the Fotoviva contributor team. As a long time admirer of the photography of Jacky Parker, Don Tiffney and Tim Wallace, I am immensely pleased my images will now be complimenting their fine work on the Fotoviva website. I have always viewed Fotoviva as a reliable, trustworthy and ethical company with high levels of customer satisfaction. Their current business strategy offers the perfect distribution channel for my needs. I look forward to forging a strong and successful partnership with the company.” Howard says his interest in photography started in April 2006 when he purchased a Canon 30D. Initially the aim was to capture images of the beautiful places he visited on his boat, namely along the south coast of England, the Chan...
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Earthshots 500
2008-03-13 11:18:00
Today marks EarthShots.org’s 500th photo of the day! To celebrate they have created a special page with all 500 photos displayed as a mosaic… it is an impressive exhibition of photographic prowess. View 500 days of Earth Shots here: www.earthshots.org/500 Looking back through Earth Shots’ first 500 photos, you can’t fail but be amazed by the sheer variety and quality of images that have featured. Earth Shots has transformed from a plain website into a thriving community of photographers who like to share their work with the world. If you would like to be featured in the next 500 days of Earth Shots then you can enter your photos here. If you look closely you will see the ‘Rising Swan’ picture in there. I could provide a direct link but it’s worth having a look through each image as there is some truly inspirational work there! Make yourself a cuppa, put your feet up and enjoy 500 great shots from around the world

Nikon Calendar 2008
2008-02-16 14:50:00
A bit late for this but I have only just got some file copies from those nice people at Nikon . My ‘Rising Swan’ photograph was entered into a Nikon competition last year and although it didn’t win, they have featured it on the February month of the official Nikon Calendar for 2008 Must admit I’m quite gobsmacked by this but very happy, and to make it even sweeter they paid me to feature it! The print is proving very popular on the Fotoviva site and has had some great reviews by fellow photographers. You can find it in the Wildlife Art Prints section where it can be bought on gallery wrapped canvas or as a poster art print.
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Triptych 1974-77
2008-02-07 11:04:00
A Francis Bacon triptych painting has sold for more than £26m, just £160,000 short of breaking the artist’s auction record. Entitled ‘Triptych 1974-77′ and painted in response to the suicide of Bacon’s lover George Dyer, it made a whopping £26,340,500 at Christie’s Auction House in London. It set a European record for a post-war British or Irish artist, but failed to beat the £26.4m paid for Bacon’s Study from Innocent X in New York last year. Francis was a Dublin-born figurative painter who died in 1992. Triptych 1974-77 was the last of Bacon’s paintings created in response to his gay lover’s death and shows sequential images of dark, ominous umbrellas and his lover struggling on a near-deserted beach. The amount of money some art goes for is criminal really - I mean imagine what good you could do in the world and help charities, rather than having a £26m picture hanging on your wall! Kinda selfish if you ask me. Now if you are in the...

Image of the Month
2008-01-27 21:54:00
This month we are showcasing a wonderful black and white photograph by Andrew Gibson entitled ‘La Recoleta Angel‘. It was taken in the Cementerio de Recoleta (Recoleta Cemetery in English) in Buenos Aires. It’s one of the cities main attractions and the cemetery is special because only the richest and most famous Argentines are buried there. It’s very expensive and they say it’s cheaper to live the high life in Buenos Aires than to be buried in Recoleta. One of its most famous inhabitants is Evita, otherwise known as Eva Perón, second wife to the Argentine President Juan Perón. This gothic styled picture is one of our favourites and can be seen in the black and white photography section of the website, where it is available in various sizes as either canvas or poster art print.
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Eco Friendly Canvas Prints
2008-01-24 13:12:00
Here at Fotoviva we are keen to help save the environment as much as we can. We are consuming the Earth’s resources 20% faster than they can be sustained, so we all have to do what we can - and as soon as we can. We now have our canvases made from wood which comes from sustainable forests, which means the trees are replaced by new ones and the forests, and their wildlife, are preserved as much as possible. We also use low vapour emitting sealant for the canvases which is better for the environment and your health. This sealant is used to protect the canvas surface and enhance the colour fidelity of the print. The next stage would be to use vegetable based inks but at present we have not found any that provide the colour range and longevity to match the normal inks. If you have any ideas of how we can reduce our carbon footprint and become even greener please let us know.
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Jonathan Chritchley joins Fotoviva
2008-01-08 23:19:00
We are pleased to announce the arrival of UK born Jonathan Chritchley to the Fotoviva Team. His black and white photography is simply astounding and we have a nice selection of his work in the monochrome art section of the store. Passionate about photography since receiving his first camera as a small boy, Jonathan studied photography in the UK in the mid-1990’s. Having assisted several fashion, commercial and marine photographers, he uprooted and moved to the south of France 9 years ago, finally fulfilling his dream of photographing the ocean and the people whose lives revolve around it. Jonathan is based in south west France, where the formidable Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic swell provide a dramatic backdrop to his photographs. He also spends much of his time travelling to some of the best water locations in the world for a growing list of clients, working in and around the ocean to create his trademark dramatic images. Emphasizing an ethereal, atmospheric quality is imper...
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The Don Tiffney Interview
2007-12-22 12:02:00
Don was one of our first photographic contributors and has a large selection of images on the Fotoviva Art Store. He has just developed his new website to showcase the exceptional work he has made so we thought it a good time to have a chat with him and see what’s going on. How long have you been taking photos and what is your camera history? I have been taking photographs since my early twenties after winning a camera in a sales competition (I was in the motor trade), it was my first ?proper? camera a Yashica 35mm GSN rangefinder. I was severely lacking in technique but was very impressed with the quality images the camera was capable of and I set out to improve my picture taking ability. Over the years I progressed to 35mm film SLR?s & medium format too, my images were nearly always slides and I still have a collection of several thousand that I periodically get out, dust down my projector & have a slideshow session! I have a collection of vintage cameras (all wor...
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RHS Photographic Competition Winner
2007-12-11 22:21:00
Our specialist flower photographer Jacky Parker has just had her wonderful ‘Rain Bells’ image awarded 1st prize in the Plant Portrait category of the prestigous Royal Hoticultural Society Photography Competition . It took the panel of judges two days to decide on the 19 winning photographs in the six competition categories but Jacky’s beautiful shot deservedly came through on tops. The competition is sponsored by the Medici Gallery in London, where it will be on on display in the middle of January 2008 for one week and also in the RHS gardens Wisley spring through to autumn next year. You can find the winning photo in our Floral Category and it is available to buy as a gallery wrapped canvas picture or ready to frame fine art poster print. Congratulations to Jacky!
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Happy Birthday Fotoviva!
2007-12-01 14:45:00
Today (1st December) is the first anniversary of the Fotoviva launch last year. Since those humble beginnings we have grown incredibly with nearly 200 images for sale now and many more site improvements such as gift vouchers and Triptych canvas art now available. When the site first launched it only had around 20 of my images available. Around April last year I decided to help other photographers sell their work on the site and since then the offers have come flooding in. The whole ethos of Fotoviva is to sell the best photographic prints so only a very selective few are invited to join. These photographers are chosen because their portfolios are of a very high quality and offer images that we at Fotoviva feel people will want to hang on their walls. If you have any suggestions for improving the site please write it down in a comment under this post - we love to hear from you!
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Latest Canvas Art Prints
2007-11-28 12:10:00
At the Fotoviva online store we now have a special page which shows all the latest uploaded photographic prints which are available to buy as poster art or canvas prints. This is a flash-based gallery which we think is rather funky with its animated resizing and ease of use. If you want to keep up to date with all the latest images to our art store this is the page to visit if you’re in a hurry! And if you are thinking about buying a picture for Christmas we will need your order by the 14th December to ensure it reaches you in time. Gift Vouchers are also now available if you are looking for gift ideas.
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Portugese Photographic Magic
2007-11-10 12:32:00
Pedro Bento is the latest recruit we would like to welcome to the Fotoviva photography team. Pedro is from Portugal and we are happy to have some of his great work available which includes some truly stunning landscape and seascape photography. He loves to take photographs in the extremes of the day, at dawn and dusk, when the ‘golden light’ appears for brief moments and shows the true beauty of a place. Pedro uses professional equipment by the likes of Canon and Manfrotto but always has in mind that cameras and lenses are simple tools and it isn?t the top gear equipment that captures the spirit of a place, but your knowledge and dedication. Pedro says “I have been in love with nature since I was a kid, and I started taking photographs simply as records of my outdoor adventures. However, when a friend introduced me to some books of American Landscape Photographers I felt awed by the way they played with light in their images. After that day I decided, my images wou...
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A Magical Interview with Fotoviva
2007-11-02 11:00:00
Our intrepid travel photographer Andrew Gibson has interviewed us at Fotoviva and the article can be found on his own photoblog at Magica l Places Fine Art Photography. Andrew was so impressed with Fotoviva that he thought an in-depth interview was needed to help spread the word. Take a look around his blog for more interesting photography news and interviews…
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The Last Supper Painting
2007-10-28 10:43:00
A 16 billion pixel image of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper has been posted on the internet, giving art lovers a detailed view of the 15th Century work. The image is 1,600 times more detailed than those taken with a typical 10 million pixel digital camera. Experts will be able to see segments as though just centimetres away and examine otherwise unavailable details. The posting comes amid claims a new system aimed at protecting the piece from Milan’s pollution is not working. The original work is displayed in the Italian city’s Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Art curator Alberto Artioli told Associated Press news agency the new resolution avoided the graininess when zooming in to regular photographs. You can see this work of art in all its 16bn pixel glory at www.haltadefinizione.com “You can see how Leonardo made the cups transparent, something you can’t ordinarily see,” he said. “You can also note the state of degradation the painting ...
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Photo of the Month
2007-10-18 22:04:00
Our Photo of the Mont h is a new feature where we showcase photographs of outstanding quality and beauty. For October we are presenting an incredible image by Tim Wallace called ‘Northern Tide’. This is such a dramatic photograph with wonderfully vivid colours. Tim says “Northern Tide is part of a set of images that I’m working on to produce contemporary photography using an old weathered chair, basically in places that you would not expect to find a chair.” “This shot was taken just next to the pier at Saltburn on the North East coast at the very early hours of 4:50am as the sun was rising. The chair was placed in approx 3 inches of water as the tide started to wash in as I wanted a soft flow of water coming through the chair towards the viewer. It’s one of my favourite shots in the series and I think its quite peaceful overall with a gentle feeling of space.” You can purchase this photographic art piece on canvas or as a poster from t...
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Aperture Love
2007-10-07 23:06:00
On the Apple site there is a great feature on Richard Walch, snowboarder and professional photographer. In the article he talks about his new found love, Aperture on the Mac. For those that don’t know, Aperture is similar to Adobe Lightroom and is one of the prefered choices for professional photographers who handle, process and organise large collections of RAW shots. Apple?s Aperture software running on a 15-inch MacBook Pro is the foundation of the mobile digital darkroom that he carries in his backback ? rain, shine or snowstorm ? when he goes on a shoot. Aperture?s RAW-focused workflow is particularly important to Walch, who shoots RAW at up to eight frames per second in a bid to capture his fast-moving subjects. He explains: ?When I get down the mountain after a full day?s shooting, I normally have around 10 gigabytes of data. Aperture handles it so quickly and so easily?. Because of these remote locations, and because Walch is himself a rider as well as a photographer,...
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Andrew Gibson - Travel Photographer
2007-09-29 13:04:00
We would like to welcome our new photographic contributor Andrew Gibson to the Fotoviva team. Andrew has a passion for travelling and seeking out the most beautiful corners of our world with his gritty black and white style of photography. Andrew says “I’m fortunate enough to have travelled a lot in my life, and I’ve seen a lot of beautiful places which most people don’t have the time or opportunity to see. My mission is to bring the sights of the world?s most magical places, and to make these images available to all in the form of Fine Art Photography Prints. I work in both monochrome and colour, but I especially like to use sepia toned black & white photography to create a lasting visual impression as it’s more difficult and challenging than colour but ultimately much more rewarding. For me, the best, most evocative and timeless photos that I have seen are monochrome.” Andrew recently made the switch from film to digital. Some of the photo...
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Car Art Comes to Fotoviva
2007-09-17 20:35:00
We are happy to announce a new category to the Fotoviva store which is called Automotive Art. If you haven’t guessed it yet here we will be showcasing some exceptional car photography for you budding automotive enthusiasts out there! Tim Wallace has produced some stunning images of both classic and cutting edge modern cars that really catch the eye. Tim’s own unique style brings the best out of the cars whether it’s a contemporary angle or a classic car pose. We have more breathtaking car photography coming so keep looking in on a regular basis.
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Realistic HDR Photography
2007-08-21 18:09:00
You may have heard of HDR images before but what exactly are they and what purpose do they serve? Well let’s start with what it stands for - High Dynamic Range. Basically this is a technique that allows for a far greater dynamic range of exposures (i.e. a large range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDR is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to the deepest shadows. This effect is made by blending a minimum of 3 differently exposed images together to create the ideal exposure, which is more like the human eye would see it. There are various programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Photomatix which will help you automate the process as it can be quite difficult and time consuming doing it by hand using blending layers. There is still a lot of tweaking required as every picture requires different settings to achieve the desired result, so practice m...
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Welcome to Peter Paterson
2007-08-12 11:24:00
We are happy to announce the arrival of Peter Paterson to the Fotoviva Team. He has been taking photographs for over 35 years starting mostly in monochrome which was processed in the darkroom. During this time he gained the Associate distinction from the Royal Photographic Society and also recently gained the EFIAP award, together with the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain Distinction DPAGB. He exhibits photographs nationally and internationally in various Salons around the world and has also had photographs published in Digital Photo Magazine, Photography Monthly, Digital SLR Photography, FPME, and Creative Mono Yearbook. Great credentials and wonderful pictures indeed. We will be uploading many of Peter’s great work over the coming days so check back regularly. We have a really nice abstract beach image in our ‘Modern Art‘ collection which is perfect for adding a summer feel to any room.
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Out of this World Photography
2007-08-04 13:29:00
If you are interested in space and all the unkown that goes with it, you could add Astronomy Picture of the Day to your bookmarks for a daily feast of photography that is literally out of this world. Each day NASA bring a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Today’s stunning digital view, entitled ‘Sagittarius Triplet‘, is actually a collaborative composite recorded by 2 cameras and 2 telescopes about 2 thousand miles apart! The deep, wide image field was captured under dark Arizona skies. Both M8 and M20 were recorded in more detail from an observatory in Pennsylvania. Glowing hydrogen gas creates the dominant red color of the emission nebulae, with contrasting blue hues, most striking in the Trifid, due to dust reflected starlight. These three bright nebulae are often featured in telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Mil...
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Flood Pictures from Cropthorne
2007-07-23 11:33:00
Over the weekend the floods hit across the country and even our quiet little village was cut off from the rest of civilisation! The main road from Pershore to Evesham had a 30ft section just disappear as you can see from these photographs. The road left a 30ft deep hole so I can’t imagine they will be fixing this in a hurry! We lost power and water for nearly 24hrs and were stranded for a couple of days, though thankfully our house did not flood - although other residents were not so lucky. A friend of mine spent the night in his car on the M5 motorway, whilst another had 3ft of water in his house - and there are reports of more rain yet to come over the coming week Is this all to do with global warming or just good old Blighty weather? I could understand it happening during the rainy season but not July! It should be BBQ weather not floods.
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Popular Photoblog = Spam
2007-07-13 11:22:00
Since launching the Fotoviva Blog it has steadily gained a strong following and now gets more and more hits each week. Whilst this is great we have discovered a downside to this! As the blog got more visitors it also got more spam Too many comments made from automated spammers trying to sell gawd knows what - from viagra to holidays and gambling - you know, all the stuff we love to get in our inboxes every morning! Why do these people even bother? Does anyone actually click their links? You’d have to be pretty dumb to do anything but delete them. So regretably we have had to add an anti-spam method for posting comments. Don’t worry, it’s just a simple plugin where you have to add up a simple maths equation such as what is 329×7445-154%+339 - nah just kidding! Something like ‘what is the sum of 5+4′ is all you’ll encounter. It just makes sure that you are indeed human when posting a comment. Feel free to take it for a test drive if you don&#...
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Travel Photographer of the Year
2007-07-04 12:38:00
Are you off on your travels over the summer, or have you been and come back with a collection of pictures you feel the world should see? Well Travel Photographer of the Year has announced that the overall winner of TPOTY 2007 will have the unique opportunity to spend up to two days photographing His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, the Tibetan settlement in Northern India. This opportunity to photograph the daily life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is part of an unforgettable visit to India, much of which will be spent in and around Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan Government in exile, allowing the winner time to capture a superb photo essay. But it doesn’t stop there! In addition, the Travel Photographer of the Year 2007 will receive an Apple MacBook with Aperture 1.5 software, Adobe CS3 Web Premium software, a £2,500 TPOTY bursary, and a Plastic Sandwich leather portfolio book. Hows that for a top prize?! TPOTY organiser, Chris Coe, said, ?We are honoured to be abl...
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Online Photography Course
2007-06-26 22:17:00
We recently came across a website that offers an online course for bringing out the better photographer in you at Proud Photography . The 13 segment interactive course has been developed by prize-winning professionals who will give you personal feedback as they help you develop at your own pace. Once enrolled you can expect comprehensive and thorough lessons loaded with information designed carefully to teach you how to take over your camera. Online quizzes will refresh your memory from every lesson and homework assignments will give you the confidence you need to put your skills to the test. You will also receive a personal 500MB online gallery that will give you more than enough storage to organize, share, send e-cards and even order your selected prints online. And if that isn’t enought to get you excited, they are so confident about the quality of the course that they offer a full one year money back guarantee. What’s more right now they have 35% off the enrollment fe...
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Fancy a Liquid Lens?
2007-06-22 12:08:00
Researchers in Germany have developed the first liquid camera lens. The lens has no moving parts and is capable of switching between two levels of magnification and is considered an important step on the development of liquid zoom lenses. It works by bending light using the curved boundary between watery and oily liquids, and focuses by the application of a voltage. Although this sounds like something out of Star Trek, it is potentially smaller and cheaper to build than conventional optics and could have a major impact on camera technology in the near future. Samsung have already begun using liquid lenses by building them into some cellphones. “The creation of a liquid zoom lens would remove the need for mechanical parts, which would be a major advantage,” says Peter Schreiber, a researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute. Changing a zoom lens?s magnification also affects its focus, and causes problems such as pincushion distortion and chromatic aberration. In order to prese...
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