How can you learn to use camera without camera? Try the camera simulator tool

When we begin to learn photography, we use to struggle with the parameters that define the exposure of a photograph works. These parameters, as we see in the CICERO courses, are aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Quick resume: aperture = amount of light; shutter speed = time of exposure; ISO = sensor/film sensitivity. The best Read More …

Analysis of the second CICERO photography course in Spain Congratulations to the participants!

Last November 20th our spanish partner, Arrabal-AID, finished the second edition of the Photography Course in Málaga (Spain).

The course was structured in two stages of 32 hours each one: a first “in-person” stage that took place from October 26th to November 9th, and a second distance learning stage; from November 10th to November 19th. Read More …

New Book: European Heritage, Dialogue and Digital Practices

Recently a new book was punished that is related to both goals of the CICERO project: Digital Competences & European Cultural Heritage. Editors of the book are Areti Galani, Rhiannon Mason &  Gabi Arrigoni   European Heritage, Dialogue and Digital Practices focuses on the intersection of heritage, dialogue and digital culture in the context of Europe. Read More …

MIRA Mobilie Prize 2020

For those who think the best photographs are taken only with cameras. check here the best photographs taken with mobile phones in 2020 “MIRA Mobile Prize 2020”. In this 9th edition, more than five thousand photographs were submitted in this international competition. At a time when traveling is very restrictive, seeing all these photographs reminds Read More …

Solidarity photography, to raise funds against social exclusion

PHES (Spanish Solidarity Photography) is a project that arises from impotence but, above all, from the desire to want to change the world. Using photography as a tool for change and denunciation, he has managed to raise funds to help hundreds of people who have fled war, hunger or violence. This project was carried out Read More …

News from Portugal 🇵🇹🇪🇺📸

With the end of the State of Emergency in Portugal and a cautious return to (new) normality, Proandi trainees finally took the opportunity to leave home, carry out the last activity of the course “Assignment – Architecture” and take some pictures in city of Póvoa de Varzim! We know the resources may not be the Read More …

10 options to save your photos or files in the cloud

The first five years of the past decade cloud services emerged and became popular, in the last five years they have been established. In a first stage of growth, the price of GB decreased year after year as the services offered more storage plans at the cost of maintaining the subscription price. A trend that Read More …

#StayAtHome but visiting all World, and turn your photos into works of art

Since its inception, Google has added more to its various tools, created a VR version that uses virtual reality, and has even released special collections on commemorative dates. The quarantine caused by the COVID-19 epidemic has left millions of people unable to leave their homes. Here we leave you a leisure option to distract you Read More …

The first CICERO course in Spain ends

The course was a great opportunity, not only for helping others to learn some of the more essentials digital competences through such a creative tool that is photography, but also for testing our tools to provide this knowledge and to identify both, the strongest and the weakest points of the course. Students were very active, Read More …