Photography
Photography and Image Management (21.03.19)
About the event
Members of the Communications Network gathered for a training session on photography and image management, led by the College Photographer, Thomas Angus.
“Images are everywhere - a window into the Imperial world, and an important, powerful media”
There is a comprehensive guide to photography at Imperial on the Communications photography web pages. Topics covered in the talk (and in detail on the webpages) include:
Using the College Asset Library to find existing images
- Over 30,000 images in 2018/19, with curated collections of featured images
- You can browse by particular folders to view a selection of similar images and make it easier to find what you are looking for
- You can view bigger thumbnails by pressing CTRL and scrolling with the mouse
- Advanced search function can “de-value” event images so they aren’t prioritised in the search, and can be used to drill down in detail to find specific images.
- There is a Diversity Collection – curated images showing diversity at the college – that can be found under “IMPDV”
- Uploading photos to the asset media – Communications staff at the College can request training in order to be able to upload images themselves by contacting Liz Scholfield.
Dates are available online for the staff photoshoot
Find more tips on the photography blog and other resources
- Behind-the-scenes and featured images
- Photography tips
- Lynda tutorials
- A blog post with ideas for good photography locations around campus (e.g. 6th floor of Sir Alexander Fleming Building is a good spot for portraits) to come!
If you have any other questions, feedback or resources you’d like to share, please contact Thomas Angus.
You can download the Communications Network photography presentation (pdf) and view a recording of the full presentation.