How to fail as a photographer
Following some advice (that you will also soon read thanks to the controversial topic…) ,this is going to be sweet and short because I’m hectic right now and making photos.
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Light. Fantastic.
I read a book years ago in my teens written by Terry Prachett called “The light fantastic”, the sequel to “The colour of magic” and in on of the two I recall something about a picturebox with tiny artisans inside that painted images of everywhere the guy with the picturebox went. It made me think of the cameras you mostly see in movies. You know the kind where you look into the box from the top and it has two lenses on top of each other like the Yashicas and Rolleis (see the images in this article)
I bought one such camera a while ago in fairly good nick, had it serviced and it still makes amazing shots on 120 roll film!
Now here’s the sucker punch: this article is not about cameras. Read more…
Old-car retirement village
Enough of the reviews – show some photos! Yes, I hear your voice in my head loud and clear… I’m sure its your voice…
So a couple of guys and a gal rocked up at Wijnland Auto Museum on Saturday and had a bit of a rustic celebration of old cars – they all looked like they were smiling without any teeth. Its great to get out and get a dash of vitamin-D overdose and a slight red tint to the neck and forearms.
This is what we got up to. Just click here to see my shots on flickr or here to see what the rest of the guys did. You could even join the group if you want in on the next round of phun (photo+fun). Read more…
Saving u time, putting i (eye) 1st.
Everyone seems to think that digital cameras made the photographic process so much cheaper and easier. Well in some respects, yes. The big problem is that you still need to have the camera in front of your face, make a photo and then evaluate it to make some changes if needed. My big issue is with polarising filters – not the filters themselves, but the anoying ptocess of having to screw them on/off to see the difference it might make. even having to take it out of the bag to check the polarized effect is annoying, especially if you have a backpack, like I do. Now I know this post starts to sound more like a rant than a rave, but here is the turning point: I found an easy way to do two things at once… with much less effort. Read more…
My boot has come in.
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Ok. The title for the post is lame, i know. but it sure beats “these boots were made for walking” or “bootcamp” any day. i bought myself a pair of these rabbit-kickers in June ’07 in Port Elizabeth after i drove there on my way to a camp and realising that the Asics runners I had on would not offer sufficient thermal insulation from the elements, especially when the camp is set to be in the mountains in the middle of winter. (what did i think when i packed!?). so i got these because they looked sturdy and much warmer than the runners that were actually advertised specifically for theirinability to keep in any form of heat  superb airflow breathability. Read more…
What to wear…?
I’m all about good service. If good service is made evident in tandem with great products, I end up being that “word of mouth advertising” guy that you either love or hate. The great / bad things about word of mouth is that 1) its subjective, 2) comes recommended and 3) normally has a “showroom” wherever there is someone doing the word-of-mouthing. On top of all of that, I have found that South Africans (and i might assume most of the rest of the world population) find it easier to complain than to give credit. I suspect it might be because of a much promoted self-centred way of living, thinking and justifying everything about our lifestyles. I want to encourage bad service to be better and would love to give ample credit where it is due. so here is my first review of the product and service industry: Read more…
Cape Town photo walk
This was probably one of the best ideas yet. And Scott Kelby took it a couple of levels up by making it an international event. He announced an international photo walk with a max of 50 people per group in various (more than 200!) cities all over the world. the Cape Town group ended up being about 35 people that rocked up on a morning that promised at least mild showers, so cudos to everyone that came. The idea was to get to know people that also love carrying cameras with them (and intend to use them for pleasure, not just as workhorses). We met up afterwards at a coffee shop (that will be reviewed soon) to get to know each other a bit better and dry off after a downpour over a hot coffee and croissant.Â
Here is the link to my favourite photos of the morning’s shutter festivities.
HDR in Lightroom
This is why shooting in RAW and working in Lightroom is such a kicker! These two images showcase two things for me very clearly: 1) why RAW is better than jpeg and 2) why Lightroom is fantastic. So here’s the rub…
For quite a number of years i spent my time shooting JPEG’s with my Nikon D100, because the D100 takes forever to write a RAW file to the CF card and my computer at that time could not render the files accurately. I must admit, i was a complete amateur when it came to the intricacies of digital photography. Read more…
The digital photographer’s passport to peace and happiness
In the ate 80′s, people got the message that the year 2000 was going to be the year everyone on earth would be wearing silver space suits and everything will be operated by speach or the touch of a button. The future was the hottest topic and TV programs like Beyond2000 hightened our expectations of what future gadgets will be like and how they will make our lives simpler. Since then, technology has only hade it worse. Until today.
I ran into my worst nightmare – ok, one of my worst nightmares… no more hard drive space. Read more…
Thinking beyond photography
Ok, so I bought the Strobist Lighting Seminar DVD box set and started to work through it. Mr Hobby somewhere along the way mentioned the name of Dan Winters, so I googled the name… WOW! Be ready to be blown off your seats.Â
What Dan does best by the look of it, is think about things in a way that allows him to show something commonly known, in a different way. Read more…
