Metaphor magazine has gone to print! Our first year students learn to design and produce …
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Metaphor
Metaphor magazine has gone to print! Our first year students learn to design and produce a magazine in their Photo Practice module. We talk about lots of digital applications and different ways to get your …
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Before the Big Bang- Dublin in the early 1990s
Back in the early 90s, Ireland wasn’t a very prosperous place. For lunch you could get a bowl of chunky vegetable soup for £1, or £1.20 with a thick slice of buttered bread if you …
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500 Years from Now
If there was an excavation on the site of an Irish suburban house 500 years from now, what might they find during the dig? What evidence the artefacts reveal about people, the culture, and the …
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The Myth of the Recycling Bin
TPlastic Packaging, Part 3 (last one [for now]) Plastic waste is a big problem. Plastic is all around us in our consumer culture, and we are beginning to realize how it is literally all around …
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Plastic packaging, part 2
Plastic is the junk to which our economy is addicted. Grocery stores want to wrap every head of broccoli in plastic film because it keeps them looking fresh for a few days longer. All all …
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Plastic Packaging, part 1 (of a zillion)
So I hate single use plastic. It may be a wonder material, but plastic waste is smothering the planet. I’ve been complaining about this for years, usually in the shops where I buy things. So …
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Why 3rd level education should be like Montessori school
Why 3rd level education should be like Montessori school (…and why the Leaving Cert programme is just wrong) Tim Kovar timothy.kovar@dit.ie January 2018 Right now, tens of thousands of 2nd level students can …
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Why you should send your kid to art (or photography) college.
Hands up everyone who thinks a BA degree in photography is one of the most useless degrees a person can acquire? I’m writing to convince you (and government funders) otherwise, with a few careful observations. …
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Essential Photography Concepts to learn
Essential Concepts in Photography Here are a few topics I consider significant when working towards professionalism in photography. I know many photographers who never studied formally, and plenty of graduates who work in photography. …
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Snapshot vs. Serious shot
Photography Year 1 Topic 1 What do we mean when we talk about ‘making’ images? It is the difference between taking ‘snapshots’ and making photographs carefully. A ‘snapshot’ is really just to capture a …
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