Metaphor

On May 22, 2019 By Tim In education, photography

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 …

Plastic packaging, part 2

On March 8, 2019 By Tim In education, photography, Plastic Waste

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 …

Why 3rd level education should be like Montessori school

On April 13, 2018 By Tim In education

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 …

Year 4 students discussing their work with colleagues and staff.

Why you should send your kid to art (or photography) college.

On December 7, 2017 By Tim In education, photography

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. …

Essential Photography Concepts to learn

On September 14, 2017 By Tim In education, photography

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. …

Snapshot vs. Serious shot

On September 14, 2017 By Tim In education, photography

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 …

The Picture Story

On September 14, 2017 By Tim In education, photography

What is a Picture Story? Tim Kovar October 2016 (updated 9/17) Why do we use images to convey a story, when words can be so much more specific and precise? People mis-interpret images all …

Always learning

On August 21, 2017 By Tim In education, photography

Around the age of 12 I started taking pictures with my dad’s Canon that he bought in Japan in the 1950s. I still have that camera. I started working in photography in 1988. I got …

It’s time to start a new draft…

On August 20, 2017 By Tim In education

After ten years of building and patching my old website, it was long past time to tear it down and start again. So here I go, and we’ll see what comes of it.